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.
Selected pair: Bay Ridge and Williamsburgh have a 40% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (36 titles tracked at both, 70 at either).
Brooklyn Heights | Central Library | Bushwick | Greenpoint | Williamsburgh | Bedford | Crown Heights | Flatbush | Bay Ridge | Coney Island | Kings Highway | Sunset Park | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central / Downtown | ||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Heights | — | 7 | 46 | 53 | 39 | 36 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 34 | 52 | 45 |
| Central Library | 7 | — | 9 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 46 | 9 | — | 41 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 41 | 40 |
| Greenpoint | 53 | 8 | 41 | — | 45 | 42 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 50 |
| Williamsburgh | 39 | 14 | 35 | 45 | — | 33 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 43 | 42 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 36 | 6 | 34 | 42 | 33 | — | 36 | 36 | 43 | 38 | 33 | 36 |
| Crown Heights | 46 | 5 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 36 | — | 43 | 53 | 41 | 45 | 46 |
| Flatbush | 48 | 5 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 43 | — | 58 | 37 | 44 | 46 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 51 | 11 | 42 | 51 | 40 | 43 | 53 | 58 | — | 42 | 49 | 54 |
| Coney Island | 34 | 6 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 42 | — | 33 | 39 |
| Kings Highway | 52 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 33 | — | 42 |
| Sunset Park | 45 | 9 | 40 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 39 | 42 | — |
How this works
Each cell is a weighted overlap: across every adult title tracked at either branch, we compare the lower and higher branch demand-pressure values, then divide the sum of shared pressure by the sum of combined pressure. Books with strong demand at both branches count more; books strong at only one branch lower the overlap. Diagonals are self-matches (—). Branches are grouped by region (North / Central / South Brooklyn) for readability, and only the lower triangle is shown since the matrix is symmetric. 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 76 +7 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 65 −4 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanBay Ridge 65 +4 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 62 +1 vs panel avg
More popular at Bay Ridge
| Title | Bay Ridge | Williamsburgh | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
61 +3 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 −52 vs panel avg | 1/1 | |
 Braiding sweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer | 57 +12 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 −45 vs panel avg | 2/2 |
51 +7 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −44 vs panel avg | 1/1 | |
 I regret almost everything : a memoirKeith McNally | 62 +12 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 29 −21 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
 Fourth wingRebecca Yarros | 62 +14 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 29 −19 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
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More popular at Williamsburgh
| Title | Bay Ridge | Williamsburgh | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 −23 vs panel avg | 2/2 | 51 +28 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
 We do not partKang Han | 0 −23 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +28 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
0 −23 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +28 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
 All foursMiranda July | 12 −24 vs panel avg | 5/6 | 41 +5 vs panel avg | 1/3 |
 Art work : on the creative lifeSally Mann | 0 −36 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 29 −7 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
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Distinctive to Bay Ridge
| Title | Bay Ridge | Williamsburgh | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 On the calculation of volume. ISolvej Balle | 62 +8 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 51 −3 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 PerfectionVincenzo Latronico | 62 +6 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 My brilliant friendElena Ferrante | 57 +1 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −5 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Nobody's girl : a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justiceVirginia Roberts Giuffre | 57 +5 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Something from nothingAlison Roman | 51 ~ panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
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Distinctive to Williamsburgh
| Title | Bay Ridge | Williamsburgh | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 IntermezzoSally Rooney | 59 +11 vs panel avg | 1/6 | 76 +28 vs panel avg | 0/7 |
 One hundred years of solitudeGabriel García Márquez | 51 ~ panel avg | 0/1 | 66 +9 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 1984George Orwell | 57 +2 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −4 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
0 −13 vs panel avg | 2/2 | 57 +44 vs panel avg | 0/2 | |
 Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry | 0 −53 vs panel avg | 2/2 | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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