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.

Brooklyn Heights + Bedford35%normalized overlapNormalized overlap: first ranks each branch's fresh tracked titles by demand pressure and converts those ranks to within-branch percentiles. It then divides the sum of the lower percentiles by the sum of the higher percentiles across titles tracked at either branch. A missing title counts as zero observed signal. This compares relative demand without letting one branch's raw score range dominate.37 shared · 33 only Brooklyn Heights · 17 only Bedford
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—106453935394641404541
Central Library10—299476811109
North Brooklyn
Bushwick62—545747884
Greenpoint4595—3933414345354243
Williamsburgh399439—27403937354237
Central Brooklyn
Bedford35453327—303731293531
Crown Heights3977414030—3846424438
Flatbush466443393738—43384136
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge41874537314643—414135
Coney Island40118353529423841—3940
Kings Highway4510842423544414139—41
Sunset Park41944337313836354041—
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

More popular at Brooklyn Heights

TitleBrooklyn HeightsBedford
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 widowJohn Grisham
66
+30 vs panel avg
0/3
0
−36 vs panel avg
1/1
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin
59
+25 vs panel avg
1/6
0
−34 vs panel avg
1/1
Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner
57
+14 vs panel avg
0/2
0
−43 vs panel avg
1/1
The intruderFreida McFadden
51
+7 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−44 vs panel avg
1/1
Project Hail MaryAndy Weir
65
+10 vs panel avg
0/4
29
−26 vs panel avg
1/2

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More popular at Bedford

TitleBrooklyn HeightsBedford
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
On the calculation of volume. ISolvej Balle
0
−49 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+2 vs panel avg
0/1
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
33
−9 vs panel avg
2/4
51
+9 vs panel avg
0/1
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë
33
−15 vs panel avg
2/4
51
+3 vs panel avg
0/1
All foursMiranda July
39
+6 vs panel avg
3/6
51
+18 vs panel avg
0/1
Broken countryClare Leslie Hall
41
−8 vs panel avg
1/3
51
+2 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Brooklyn Heights

TitleBrooklyn HeightsBedford
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 wedding peopleAlison Espach
68
+6 vs panel avg
2/11
0
~ panel avg
0/0
The strangerAlbert Camus
66
+16 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0
Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad onesJames Clear
65
+10 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
LázárNelio Biedermann
65
+10 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0

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Distinctive to Bedford

TitleBrooklyn HeightsBedford
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
Things in nature merely growYiyun Li
0
~ panel avg
0/0
57
+4 vs panel avg
0/2
Food personAdam D Roberts
0
~ panel avg
0/0
55
+42 vs panel avg
0/1
There's always this year : on basketball and ascensionHanif Abdurraqib
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
+36 vs panel avg
0/1
What to cook when you don't feel like cookingCaroline Chambers
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
−2 vs panel avg
0/1
Sister outsiderAudre Lorde
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
~ panel avg
0/1

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