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
I regret almost everything : a memoirKeith McNallyBedford 55 +8 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 61 +14 vs panel avg
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran DesaiBedford 62 +3 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 57 −2 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanBedford 57 −2 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 57 −2 vs panel avg
More popular at Bedford
| Title | Bedford | Sunset Park | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 PerfectionVincenzo Latronico | 51 +19 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −32 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler | 57 +11 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 33 −13 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
The correspondentVirginia Evans | 68 ~ panel avg | 0/5 | 57 −11 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 A court of thorns and rosesSarah J Maas | 29 −23 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 21 −31 vs panel avg | 2/3 |
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran Desai | 62 +3 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 57 −2 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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More popular at Sunset Park
| Title | Bedford | Sunset Park | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 intruderFreida McFadden | 0 −44 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 57 +13 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 PersuasionJane Austen | 0 −36 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 55 +19 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner | 0 −43 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +8 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 EmmaJane Austen | 0 −43 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +8 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Long Island compromiseTaffy Brodesser-Akner | 0 −27 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +24 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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Distinctive to Bedford
| Title | Bedford | Sunset Park | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 womenKristin Hannah | 57 +1 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 The book of delightsRoss Gay | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Things in nature merely growYiyun Li | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Food personAdam D Roberts | 55 +42 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Linger : salads, sweets and stories to savorHetty McKinnon | 51 +30 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
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Distinctive to Sunset Park
| Title | Bedford | Sunset Park | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 wedding peopleAlison Espach | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 ~ panel avg | 0/3 |
0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +7 vs panel avg | 0/3 | |
 Big SwissJen Beagin | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +10 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 The strangerAlbert Camus | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 61 +11 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 The midnight libraryMatt Haig | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 ~ panel avg | 0/2 |
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