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: Coney Island and Central Library have a 5% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (4 titles tracked at both, 53 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
4
Tracked only at Coney Island
30
Tracked only at Central Library
19
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.
5%
Higher pressure at Coney Island
2
Higher pressure at Central Library
0

Shared titles

  • The womenKristin Hannah

    Coney Island 57 +7 vs panel avg · Central Library 57 +7 vs panel avg

  • TrustHernán Díaz

    Coney Island 51 +5 vs panel avg · Central Library 51 +5 vs panel avg

  • Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

    Coney Island 51 +10 vs panel avg · Central Library 0 41 vs panel avg

  • All foursMiranda July

    Coney Island 16 23 vs panel avg · Central Library 0 39 vs panel avg

More popular at Coney Island

TitleConey IslandCentral Library
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
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver
51
+10 vs panel avg
0/1
0
41 vs panel avg
1/1
All foursMiranda July
16
23 vs panel avg
3/4
0
39 vs panel avg
2/2

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More popular at Central Library

No titles in this slice yet.

Distinctive to Coney Island

TitleConey IslandCentral Library
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 correspondentVirginia Evans
68
~ panel avg
0/5
0
~ panel avg
0/0
The boyfriendFreida McFadden
66
+26 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
2 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+14 vs panel avg
0/3
0
48 vs panel avg
1/1
Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid
62
3 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0

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Distinctive to Central Library

TitleConey IslandCentral Library
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
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
+8 vs panel avg
0/4
51
6 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+5 vs panel avg
0/3
The MartianAndy Weir
51
5 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2
The bandit queensParini Shroff
0
~ panel avg
0/0
57
+11 vs panel avg
0/2
Normal peopleSally Rooney
0
~ panel avg
0/0
57
~ panel avg
0/2

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