Borrowed in Brooklyn

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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: Central Library and Kings Highway have a 10% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (13 titles tracked at both, 98 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
13
Tracked only at Central Library
31
Tracked only at Kings Highway
54
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.
10%
Higher pressure at Central Library
2
Higher pressure at Kings Highway
5

Shared titles

  • Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin

    Central Library 65 +19 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 65 +19 vs panel avg

  • The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid

    Central Library 65 +7 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 62 +4 vs panel avg

  • NightshadeMichael Connelly

    Central Library 51 +27 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 66 +42 vs panel avg

  • None of this is trueLisa Jewell

    Central Library 51 −4 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 62 +7 vs panel avg

  • TrustHernán Díaz

    Central Library 51 −5 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 57 +1 vs panel avg

  • Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

    Central Library 51 −4 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 57 +2 vs panel avg

  • Taiwan travelogueShuangzi Yang

    Central Library 51 −3 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 57 +3 vs panel avg

  • All foursMiranda July

    Central Library 62 +25 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 35 −2 vs panel avg

  • IntermezzoSally Rooney

    Central Library 21 −23 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 33 −11 vs panel avg

  • The light we carry : overcoming in uncertain timesMichelle Obama

    Central Library 0 −25 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 57 +32 vs panel avg

More popular at Central Library

TitleCentral LibraryKings Highway
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
All foursMiranda July
62
+25 vs panel avg
0/3
35
−2 vs panel avg
3/6
The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid
65
+7 vs panel avg
0/4
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3

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More popular at Kings Highway

TitleCentral LibraryKings Highway
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 light we carry : overcoming in uncertain timesMichelle Obama
0
−25 vs panel avg
1/1
57
+32 vs panel avg
0/2
Food personAdam D Roberts
0
−13 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+38 vs panel avg
0/1
The womenKristin Hannah
0
−30 vs panel avg
3/3
49
+19 vs panel avg
1/4
NightshadeMichael Connelly
51
+27 vs panel avg
0/1
66
+42 vs panel avg
0/3
IntermezzoSally Rooney
21
−23 vs panel avg
2/3
33
−11 vs panel avg
2/4

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Distinctive to Central Library

TitleCentral LibraryKings Highway
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
First lie winsAshley Elston
51
+11 vs panel avg
0/1
65
+16 vs panel avg
0/2
The bandit queensParini Shroff
65
+29 vs panel avg
0/2
0
−36 vs panel avg
1/1
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
62
+7 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0
Normal peopleSally Rooney
57
+2 vs panel avg
0/2
51
−4 vs panel avg
0/1
Tom LakeAnn Patchett
51
−5 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2

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Distinctive to Kings Highway

TitleCentral LibraryKings Highway
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
Heart the loverLily King
0
~ panel avg
0/0
74
+5 vs panel avg
0/6
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke
0
~ panel avg
0/0
74
+4 vs panel avg
0/6
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
0
~ panel avg
0/0
72
+45 vs panel avg
0/5
The correspondentVirginia Evans
0
~ panel avg
0/0
70
+3 vs panel avg
0/6
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden
0
~ panel avg
0/0
70
+2 vs panel avg
0/6

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