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 Sunset Park have a 35% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (34 titles tracked at both, 80 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 Sunset Park
30
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.
35%
Higher pressure at Bushwick
5
Higher pressure at Sunset Park
5

Shared titles

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Bushwick 57 −3 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 68 +6 vs panel avg

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Bushwick 57 −11 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 68 −1 vs panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Bushwick 57 ~ panel avg · Sunset Park 57 −2 vs panel avg

  • YesteryearCaro Claire Burke

    Bushwick 51 −19 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 72 +2 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Bushwick 51 −15 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 65 −3 vs panel avg

  • Project Hail MaryAndy Weir

    Bushwick 51 −8 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 65 +4 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Bushwick 51 −16 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 65 −2 vs panel avg

  • I who have never known menJacqueline Harpman

    Bushwick 51 −8 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 62 +2 vs panel avg

  • My husband's wifeAlice Feeney

    Bushwick 51 −1 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 57 +5 vs panel avg

  • TrustHernán Díaz

    Bushwick 51 +3 vs panel avg · Sunset Park 57 +1 vs panel avg

More popular at Bushwick

TitleBushwickSunset Park
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
Hidden potential : the science of achieving greater thingsAdam Grant
51
+20 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−23 vs panel avg
1/1
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
51
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−27 vs panel avg
1/1
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
All foursMiranda July
51
+14 vs panel avg
0/1
29
−8 vs panel avg
1/2

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More popular at Sunset Park

TitleBushwickSunset Park
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
65
~ panel avg
0/4
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke
51
−19 vs panel avg
0/1
72
+2 vs panel avg
0/7
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden
51
−15 vs panel avg
0/1
65
−3 vs panel avg
0/4
Project Hail MaryAndy Weir
51
−8 vs panel avg
0/1
65
+4 vs panel avg
0/4
The correspondentVirginia Evans
51
−16 vs panel avg
0/1
65
−2 vs panel avg
0/4

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Distinctive to Bushwick

TitleBushwickSunset Park
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
Mother Mary comes to meArundhati Roy
51
−1 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0
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
~ panel avg
0/0
The city and its uncertain wallsHaruki Murakami
51
+29 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0
En agosto nos vemosGabriel García Márquez
51
+20 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−25 vs panel avg
1/1

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Distinctive to Sunset Park

TitleBushwickSunset Park
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 strangerAlbert Camus
0
~ panel avg
0/0
66
+11 vs panel avg
0/3
Maybe you should talk to someone : a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealedLori Gottlieb
0
~ panel avg
0/0
66
+10 vs panel avg
0/3
Big SwissJen Beagin
51
−3 vs panel avg
0/1
66
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran Desai
51
−8 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+3 vs panel avg
0/3
Good inside : a guide to becoming the parent you want to beBecky Kennedy
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+8 vs panel avg
0/3

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