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: Central Library and Kings Highway have a 4% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (3 titles tracked at both, 54 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
3
Tracked only at Central Library
20
Tracked only at Kings Highway
31
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.
4%
Higher pressure at Central Library
0
Higher pressure at Kings Highway
2

Shared titles

  • The womenKristin Hannah

    Central Library 57 +7 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 57 +7 vs panel avg

  • TrustHernán Díaz

    Central Library 51 +5 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 57 +11 vs panel avg

  • All foursMiranda July

    Central Library 0 39 vs panel avg · Kings Highway 59 +20 vs panel avg

More popular at Central Library

No titles in this slice yet.

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
All foursMiranda July
0
39 vs panel avg
2/2
59
+20 vs panel avg
1/6
TrustHernán Díaz
51
+5 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+11 vs panel avg
0/2

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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
62
+5 vs panel avg
0/3
66
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
65
+8 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
Normal peopleSally Rooney
57
~ panel avg
0/2
62
+5 vs panel avg
0/3
The MartianAndy Weir
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2
57
+5 vs panel avg
0/2
0
~ panel avg
0/0

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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
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
0
~ panel avg
0/0
80
+30 vs panel avg
0/7
The correspondentVirginia Evans
0
~ panel avg
0/0
70
+2 vs panel avg
0/6
0
~ panel avg
0/0
68
+1 vs panel avg
0/5
Broken countryClare Leslie Hall
0
~ panel avg
0/0
66
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
Martyr!Kaveh Akbar
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
+7 vs panel avg
0/4

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