Borrowed in Brooklyn

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.

Or click any cell in the matrix below.

Selected pair: Brooklyn Heights and Flatbush have a 48% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (40 titles tracked at both, 74 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
40
Tracked only at Brooklyn Heights
19
Tracked only at Flatbush
15
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.
48%
Higher pressure at Brooklyn Heights
5
Higher pressure at Flatbush
5

Shared titles

More popular at Brooklyn Heights

TitleBrooklyn HeightsFlatbush
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
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
0
−51 vs panel avg
1/1
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
57
+23 vs panel avg
0/2
0
−34 vs panel avg
2/2
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin
78
+27 vs panel avg
0/6
33
−18 vs panel avg
2/4
YellowfaceR F Kuang
65
+23 vs panel avg
0/4
21
−21 vs panel avg
2/3
The womenKristin Hannah
57
+20 vs panel avg
0/2
21
−16 vs panel avg
2/3

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More popular at Flatbush

TitleBrooklyn HeightsFlatbush
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
Ottolenghi Simple : a cookbookYotam Ottolenghi
0
−38 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+13 vs panel avg
0/1
TrustHernán Díaz
29
−15 vs panel avg
1/2
57
+13 vs panel avg
0/2
The art of spending money : simple choices for a richer lifeMorgan Housel
29
−14 vs panel avg
1/2
51
+8 vs panel avg
0/1
Martyr!Kaveh Akbar
57
−5 vs panel avg
0/2
70
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
Minor feelings : an Asian American reckoningCathy Park Hong
51
−2 vs panel avg
0/1
59
+6 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Brooklyn Heights

TitleBrooklyn HeightsFlatbush
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
OrbitalSamantha Harvey
66
+32 vs panel avg
0/3
29
−5 vs panel avg
1/2
I regret almost everything : a memoirKeith McNally
66
+16 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0
The tenantFreida McFadden
62
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
51
−3 vs panel avg
0/1
The strangerAlbert Camus
49
−4 vs panel avg
1/4
62
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good lifeMark Manson
57
+15 vs panel avg
0/2
51
+9 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Flatbush

TitleBrooklyn HeightsFlatbush
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
IntermezzoSally Rooney
66
+18 vs panel avg
2/10
72
+24 vs panel avg
0/5
The backyard bird chroniclesAmy Tan
62
+35 vs panel avg
0/3
51
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid
57
+8 vs panel avg
0/2
0
−49 vs panel avg
1/1
Maybe you should talk to someone : a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealedLori Gottlieb
29
−22 vs panel avg
1/2
53
+2 vs panel avg
1/4
Doppelganger : a trip into the mirror worldNaomi Klein
51
+6 vs panel avg
0/1
51
+6 vs panel avg
0/1

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