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: Bushwick and Flatbush have a 39% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (34 titles tracked at both, 79 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
34
Tracked only at Bushwick
16
Tracked only at Flatbush
29
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.
39%
Higher pressure at Bushwick
5
Higher pressure at Flatbush
5

Shared titles

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Bushwick 57 −11 vs panel avg · Flatbush 62 −7 vs panel avg

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Bushwick 57 −3 vs panel avg · Flatbush 62 ~ panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Bushwick 57 ~ panel avg · Flatbush 57 −2 vs panel avg

  • YesteryearCaro Claire Burke

    Bushwick 51 −19 vs panel avg · Flatbush 72 +2 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Bushwick 51 −16 vs panel avg · Flatbush 70 +3 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Bushwick 51 −15 vs panel avg · Flatbush 65 −3 vs panel avg

  • All foursMiranda July

    Bushwick 51 +14 vs panel avg · Flatbush 65 +28 vs panel avg

  • The wedding peopleAlison Espach

    Bushwick 51 −14 vs panel avg · Flatbush 65 ~ panel avg

  • Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner

    Bushwick 51 +11 vs panel avg · Flatbush 62 +8 vs panel avg

  • My brilliant friendElena Ferrante

    Bushwick 51 −2 vs panel avg · Flatbush 62 +7 vs panel avg

More popular at Bushwick

TitleBushwickFlatbush
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
51
+25 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−31 vs panel avg
1/1
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
51
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−27 vs panel avg
2/2
Be ready when the luck happens : a memoirIna Garten
51
+28 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−23 vs panel avg
1/1
The intruderFreida McFadden
51
+7 vs panel avg
0/1
29
−15 vs panel avg
1/2
The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murderDavid Grann
51
+15 vs panel avg
0/1
29
−4 vs panel avg
1/2

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More popular at Flatbush

TitleBushwickFlatbush
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
Famesick : a memoirLena Dunham
0
−58 vs panel avg
1/1
62
−3 vs panel avg
0/3
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
0
−44 vs panel avg
1/1
49
+15 vs panel avg
1/4
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke
51
−19 vs panel avg
0/1
72
+2 vs panel avg
0/7
The correspondentVirginia Evans
51
−16 vs panel avg
0/1
70
+3 vs panel avg
0/6
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden
51
−15 vs panel avg
0/1
65
−3 vs panel avg
0/4

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Distinctive to Bushwick

TitleBushwickFlatbush
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
Art work : on the creative lifeSally Mann
51
+12 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0
Food personAdam D Roberts
51
+38 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−13 vs panel avg
1/1
Long Island compromiseTaffy Brodesser-Akner
51
+16 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−24 vs panel avg
3/3
The city and its uncertain wallsHaruki Murakami
51
+29 vs panel avg
0/1
51
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
En agosto nos vemosGabriel García Márquez
51
+20 vs panel avg
0/1
51
+26 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Flatbush

TitleBushwickFlatbush
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
51
+8 vs panel avg
0/1
65
+21 vs panel avg
0/4
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran Desai
51
−8 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+3 vs panel avg
0/3
First lie winsAshley Elston
51
+14 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+8 vs panel avg
0/2
Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad onesJames Clear
0
~ panel avg
0/0
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
Maybe you should talk to someone : a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealedLori Gottlieb
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
−5 vs panel avg
0/1

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