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: Brooklyn Heights and Bushwick have a 35% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (20 titles tracked at both, 50 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 | — | 5 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 43 |
| Central Library | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 35 | 4 | — | 40 | 35 | 44 | 28 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 40 |
| Greenpoint | 40 | 4 | 40 | — | 29 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 48 |
| Williamsburgh | 40 | 10 | 35 | 29 | — | 38 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 35 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 44 | 4 | 44 | 43 | 38 | — | 31 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 40 |
| Crown Heights | 43 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 31 | — | 50 | 48 | 36 | 41 | 47 |
| Flatbush | 43 | 4 | 46 | 41 | 34 | 41 | 50 | — | 49 | 46 | 48 | 49 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 43 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 48 | 49 | — | 40 | 50 | 50 |
| Coney Island | 39 | 5 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 40 | — | 43 | 36 |
| Kings Highway | 40 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 43 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 50 | 43 | — | 46 |
| Sunset Park | 43 | 2 | 40 | 48 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 36 | 46 | — |
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
Demon CopperheadBarbara KingsolverBrooklyn Heights 62 +21 vs panel avg · Bushwick 62 +21 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanBrooklyn Heights 62 +4 vs panel avg · Bushwick 57 −1 vs panel avg
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle BurdenBrooklyn Heights 65 +4 vs panel avg · Bushwick 51 −10 vs panel avg
More popular at Brooklyn Heights
| Title | Brooklyn Heights | Bushwick | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Art work : on the creative lifeSally Mann | 51 +17 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −34 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 The womenKristin Hannah | 62 +12 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 29 −21 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
All foursMiranda July | 84 +45 vs panel avg | 0/9 | 68 +29 vs panel avg | 0/5 |
Project Hail MaryAndy Weir | 65 +8 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 51 −6 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden | 65 +4 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 51 −10 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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More popular at Bushwick
| Title | Brooklyn Heights | Bushwick | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Martyr!Kaveh Akbar | 29 −29 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 65 +7 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 The intruderFreida McFadden | 51 −3 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 57 +3 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 PerfectionVincenzo Latronico | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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Distinctive to Brooklyn Heights
| Title | Brooklyn Heights | Bushwick | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Fourth wingRebecca Yarros | 72 +22 vs panel avg | 0/5 | 21 −29 vs panel avg | 2/3 |
70 +20 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | |
 Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler | 65 +7 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 41 −17 vs panel avg | 1/3 |
 The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran Desai | 65 +5 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 57 −3 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 The widowJohn Grisham | 62 +6 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 51 −5 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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Distinctive to Bushwick
| Title | Brooklyn Heights | Bushwick | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid | 68 +3 vs panel avg | 0/5 | 68 +3 vs panel avg | 0/5 |
 The wedding peopleAlison Espach | 67 +5 vs panel avg | 1/9 | 49 −13 vs panel avg | 1/4 |
 The boyfriendFreida McFadden | 62 +22 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 51 +11 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Mother Mary comes to meArundhati Roy | 62 +9 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 On the calculation of volume. ISolvej Balle | 57 +2 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 57 +2 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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