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 Williamsburgh have a 32% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (32 titles tracked at both, 89 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—1042493834405148365042
Central Library10—991237121081012
North Brooklyn
Bushwick429—353232323941353535
Greenpoint49935—4241474850354050
Williamsburgh38123242—32414340384442
Central Brooklyn
Bedford343324132—313839333537
Crown Heights40732474131—4449424444
Flatbush51123948433844—47354642
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge4810415040394947—394247
Coney Island36835353833423539—3735
Kings Highway50103540443544464237—40
Sunset Park4212355042374442473540—
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
32
Tracked only at Bedford
23
Tracked only at Williamsburgh
34
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.
32%
Higher pressure at Bedford
5
Higher pressure at Williamsburgh
5

Shared titles

More popular at Bedford

TitleBedfordWilliamsburgh
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
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
51
+17 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−34 vs panel avg
2/2
Braiding sweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer
51
+6 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−45 vs panel avg
2/2
Good things : recipes and rituals to share with people you loveSamin Nosrat
51
+15 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−36 vs panel avg
1/1
Long Island compromiseTaffy Brodesser-Akner
29
+5 vs panel avg
1/2
0
−24 vs panel avg
1/1
Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler
57
+11 vs panel avg
0/2
29
−17 vs panel avg
1/2

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More popular at Williamsburgh

TitleBedfordWilliamsburgh
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
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin
0
−46 vs panel avg
2/2
41
−5 vs panel avg
1/3
The womenKristin Hannah
0
−30 vs panel avg
2/2
29
−1 vs panel avg
1/2
All foursMiranda July
0
−37 vs panel avg
1/1
25
−12 vs panel avg
2/3
IntermezzoSally Rooney
51
+7 vs panel avg
0/1
70
+26 vs panel avg
1/7
Broken countryClare Leslie Hall
51
−6 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+5 vs panel avg
0/3

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Distinctive to Bedford

TitleBedfordWilliamsburgh
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
Rejection : fictionTony Tulathimutte
0
−37 vs panel avg
2/2
62
+25 vs panel avg
0/3
EmmaJane Austen
59
+6 vs panel avg
0/1
51
−2 vs panel avg
0/1
The alchemistPaulo Coelho
51
−3 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
Flirting lessonsJasmine Guillory
57
+51 vs panel avg
0/2
0
−3 vs panel avg
1/1
Linger : salads, sweets and stories to savorHetty McKinnon
51
+41 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0

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Distinctive to Williamsburgh

TitleBedfordWilliamsburgh
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
Martyr!Kaveh Akbar
0
~ panel avg
0/0
69
+7 vs panel avg
0/4
The wedding peopleAlison Espach
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
~ panel avg
0/4
The sistersJonas Hassen Khemiri
51
−5 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+6 vs panel avg
0/3
One hundred years of solitudeGabriel García Márquez
51
+2 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+11 vs panel avg
0/3
Babel, or, the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford translators' revolutionR F Kuang
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+9 vs panel avg
0/3

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