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 Greenpoint have a 40% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (21 titles tracked at both, 50 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 Heights535404044434343394043
Central Library544104448542
North Brooklyn
Bushwick354403544284641403840
Greenpoint404402943334132323348
Williamsburgh4010352938313442404335
Central Brooklyn
Bedford444444338314138373540
Crown Heights434283331315048364147
Flatbush434464134415049464849
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge438413242384849405050
Coney Island395403240373646404336
Kings Highway404383343354148504346
Sunset Park432404835404749503646
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
21
Tracked only at Bushwick
13
Tracked only at Greenpoint
16
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.
40%
Higher pressure at Bushwick
4
Higher pressure at Greenpoint
5

Shared titles

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Bushwick 70 +3 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 72 +5 vs panel avg

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Bushwick 65 +7 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 70 +12 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Bushwick 62 6 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 70 +2 vs panel avg

  • Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid

    Bushwick 68 +3 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 3 vs panel avg

  • All foursMiranda July

    Bushwick 68 +29 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +23 vs panel avg

  • Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

    Bushwick 62 +21 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 65 +24 vs panel avg

  • YellowfaceR F Kuang

    Bushwick 57 +1 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 74 +18 vs panel avg

  • On the calculation of volume. ISolvej Balle

    Bushwick 57 +2 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +7 vs panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Bushwick 57 1 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +4 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Bushwick 51 10 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 65 +4 vs panel avg

More popular at Bushwick

TitleBushwickGreenpoint
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 intruderFreida McFadden
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
29
25 vs panel avg
1/2
Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid
68
+3 vs panel avg
0/5
62
3 vs panel avg
0/3
All foursMiranda July
68
+29 vs panel avg
0/5
62
+23 vs panel avg
0/3
PerfectionVincenzo Latronico
57
+4 vs panel avg
0/2
51
2 vs panel avg
0/1

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More popular at Greenpoint

TitleBushwickGreenpoint
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
29
16 vs panel avg
1/2
62
+17 vs panel avg
0/3
The wedding peopleAlison Espach
49
13 vs panel avg
1/4
68
+6 vs panel avg
0/5
YellowfaceR F Kuang
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2
74
+18 vs panel avg
0/8
51
10 vs panel avg
0/1
65
+4 vs panel avg
0/4
Broken countryClare Leslie Hall
51
6 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+5 vs panel avg
0/3

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Distinctive to Bushwick

TitleBushwickGreenpoint
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
TrustHernán Díaz
51
+5 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+16 vs panel avg
0/3
I who have never known menJacqueline Harpman
57
1 vs panel avg
0/2
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
PigletLottie Hazell
51
+29 vs panel avg
0/1
0
22 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+15 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
+20 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0

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Distinctive to Greenpoint

TitleBushwickGreenpoint
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
54
+13 vs panel avg
1/5
66
+25 vs panel avg
0/3
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
57
~ panel avg
0/2
66
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
OrbitalSamantha Harvey
0
28 vs panel avg
3/3
62
+34 vs panel avg
0/3
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
21
29 vs panel avg
2/3
59
+9 vs panel avg
1/6
The widowJohn Grisham
51
5 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2

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