Borrowed in Brooklyn

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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.

Or click any cell in the matrix below.

Selected pair: Bedford and Sunset Park have a 36% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (27 titles tracked at both, 71 at either).

Color scaleVery different (0–20%)Some overlap (21–40%)Fairly similar (41–60%)Very similar (61%+)
Brooklyn Heights
Central Library
Bushwick
Greenpoint
Williamsburgh
Bedford
Crown Heights
Flatbush
Bay Ridge
Coney Island
Kings Highway
Sunset Park
Central / Downtown
Brooklyn Heights—746533936464851345245
Central Library7—981465511699
North Brooklyn
Bushwick469—413534364242364140
Greenpoint53841—4542525051404050
Williamsburgh39143545—33364240384342
Central Brooklyn
Bedford366344233—363643383336
Crown Heights46536523636—4353414546
Flatbush4854250423643—58374446
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge5111425140435358—424954
Coney Island34636403838413742—3339
Kings Highway5294140433345444933—42
Sunset Park459405042364646543942—
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.

Tracked at both
27
Tracked only at Bedford
17
Tracked only at Sunset Park
27
Weighted overlapWeighted overlap compares demand pressure across the books tracked by either branch. For each book, we take the lower and higher branch demand-pressure values across the two branches and 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 overlap. 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.
36%
Higher pressure at Bedford
5
Higher pressure at Sunset Park
5

Shared titles

More popular at Bedford

TitleBedfordSunset 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.AvailableDemand 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 loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran Desai
65
+5 vs panel avg
0/4
57
−3 vs panel avg
0/2
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin
49
−2 vs panel avg
1/3
41
−10 vs panel avg
1/3
Heart the loverLily King
70
+3 vs panel avg
0/3
65
−2 vs panel avg
0/4
Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner
55
+5 vs panel avg
0/1
51
+1 vs panel avg
0/1
The correspondentVirginia Evans
68
~ panel avg
0/5
65
−3 vs panel avg
0/4

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More popular at Sunset Park

TitleBedfordSunset 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.AvailableDemand 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
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë
0
−26 vs panel avg
2/2
61
+35 vs panel avg
0/2
All foursMiranda July
0
−36 vs panel avg
1/1
41
+5 vs panel avg
1/3
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
0
−48 vs panel avg
1/1
29
−19 vs panel avg
1/2
I regret almost everything : a memoirKeith McNally
29
−21 vs panel avg
1/2
57
+7 vs panel avg
0/2
YellowfaceR F Kuang
0
−42 vs panel avg
1/1
21
−21 vs panel avg
2/3

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Distinctive to Bedford

TitleBedfordSunset 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.AvailableDemand 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
There's always this year : on basketball and ascensionHanif Abdurraqib
51
+25 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+31 vs panel avg
0/2
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
51
−2 vs panel avg
0/1
Inglés fluido ¡sin acento!
0
−12 vs panel avg
1/1
55
+43 vs panel avg
0/1
IntermezzoSally Rooney
0
−48 vs panel avg
1/1
54
+6 vs panel avg
1/5

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Distinctive to Sunset Park

TitleBedfordSunset 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.AvailableDemand 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 three-body problemCixin Liu
0
~ panel avg
0/0
70
+14 vs panel avg
0/3
Martyr!Kaveh Akbar
0
~ panel avg
0/0
68
+6 vs panel avg
0/5
Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry
62
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
57
+4 vs panel avg
0/2
The strangerAlbert Camus
51
−2 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
Good inside : a guide to becoming the parent you want to beBecky Kennedy
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+17 vs panel avg
0/3

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