Compare branches
Pick any two of the 12 tracked BPL branches to see what they share, what each over-indexes on, and how their adult-fiction tastes diverge.
Brooklyn Heights | Central Library | Bushwick | Greenpoint | Williamsburgh | Bedford | Crown Heights | Flatbush | Bay Ridge | Coney Island | Kings Highway | Sunset Park | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central / Downtown | ||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Heights | — | 10 | 6 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 41 |
| Central Library | 10 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Greenpoint | 45 | 9 | 5 | — | 39 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 42 | 43 |
| Williamsburgh | 39 | 9 | 4 | 39 | — | 27 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 37 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 35 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | — | 30 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 31 |
| Crown Heights | 39 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 30 | — | 38 | 46 | 42 | 44 | 38 |
| Flatbush | 46 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 38 | — | 43 | 38 | 41 | 36 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 41 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 46 | 43 | — | 41 | 41 | 35 |
| Coney Island | 40 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 42 | 38 | 41 | — | 39 | 40 |
| Kings Highway | 45 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 39 | — | 41 |
| Sunset Park | 41 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 41 | — |
How this works
Each cell is a normalized overlap. We rank every fresh title by demand pressure within its own branch, convert those ranks to percentiles, then compare the lower and higher percentiles across titles tracked at either branch. This puts every branch on the same relative scale. A title missing from one branch counts as zero observed signal. Diagonals are self-matches (—). Branches are grouped by region (North / Central / South Brooklyn) for readability. The matrix is symmetric, so both directions show the same value. If a book isn’t in one branch’s tracked pool, that side counts as no observed signal — not proof of zero real-world demand.
Shared titles
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle BurdenBay Ridge 70 +2 vs panel avg · Flatbush 62 −6 vs panel avg
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran DesaiBay Ridge 62 +3 vs panel avg · Flatbush 65 +6 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanBay Ridge 65 +6 vs panel avg · Flatbush 57 −2 vs panel avg
More popular at Bay Ridge
| Title | Bay Ridge | Flatbush | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 Taiwan travelogueShuangzi Yang | 57 +7 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 −50 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 The dungeon anarchist's cookbookMatt Dinniman | 51 +6 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −45 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
51 +15 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −36 vs panel avg | 1/1 | |
65 +15 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 29 −21 vs panel avg | 1/2 | |
 Project Hail MaryAndy Weir | 65 +10 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 29 −26 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
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More popular at Flatbush
| Title | Bay Ridge | Flatbush | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
0 −30 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +21 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
 Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin | 0 −34 vs panel avg | 2/2 | 41 +7 vs panel avg | 1/3 |
 All foursMiranda July | 39 +6 vs panel avg | 3/6 | 69 +36 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 PerfectionVincenzo Latronico | 21 −11 vs panel avg | 2/3 | 51 +19 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 The widowJohn Grisham | 21 −15 vs panel avg | 2/3 | 51 +15 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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Distinctive to Bay Ridge
| Title | Bay Ridge | Flatbush | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 HeartwoodAmity Gaige | 65 +32 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry | 62 +20 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 The tenantFreida McFadden | 59 +14 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Half his ageJennette McCurdy | 57 +17 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
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Distinctive to Flatbush
| Title | Bay Ridge | Flatbush | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +1 vs panel avg | 0/2 | |
 First lie winsAshley Elston | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +16 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 51 +25 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
 Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 51 +3 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 51 −7 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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