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: Bedford and Coney Island have a 38% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (25 titles tracked at both, 65 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
Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins ReidBedford 65 +2 vs panel avg · Coney Island 65 +2 vs panel avg
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle BurdenBedford 65 −4 vs panel avg · Coney Island 65 −4 vs panel avg
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran DesaiBedford 65 +5 vs panel avg · Coney Island 57 −3 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanBedford 57 −4 vs panel avg · Coney Island 57 −4 vs panel avg
More popular at Bedford
| Title | Bedford | Coney Island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler | 61 +10 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 29 −22 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
 The womenKristin Hannah | 29 −8 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 0 −37 vs panel avg | 3/3 |
Heart the loverLily King | 70 +3 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 62 −5 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran Desai | 65 +5 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 57 −3 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 The intruderFreida McFadden | 57 +5 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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More popular at Coney Island
| Title | Bedford | Coney Island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 YellowfaceR F Kuang | 0 −42 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 57 +15 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 What to cook when you don't feel like cookingCaroline Chambers | 0 −33 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +18 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Fourth wingRebecca Yarros | 0 −48 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 33 −15 vs panel avg | 2/4 |
 All foursMiranda July | 0 −36 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 16 −20 vs panel avg | 3/4 |
Broken countryClare Leslie Hall | 51 −7 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 57 −1 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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Distinctive to Bedford
| Title | Bedford | Coney Island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Flirting lessonsJasmine Guillory | 57 +51 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 −6 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 Things in nature merely growYiyun Li | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
51 +9 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | |
 The widowJohn Grisham | 51 −7 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Mother Mary comes to meArundhati Roy | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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Distinctive to Coney Island
| Title | Bedford | Coney Island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 The boyfriendFreida McFadden | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +10 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry | 62 +9 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 The prophetKahlil Gibran | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 59 +39 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 The housemaid is watchingFreida McFadden | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +14 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 My husband's wifeAlice Feeney | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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