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: Coney Island and Central Library have a 6% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (7 titles tracked at both, 75 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—746533936464851345245
Central Library7—981465511699
North Brooklyn
Bushwick469—413534364242364140
Greenpoint53841—4542525051404050
Williamsburgh39143545—33364240384342
Central Brooklyn
Bedford366344233—363643383336
Crown Heights46536523636—4353414546
Flatbush4854250423643—58374446
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge5111425140435358—424954
Coney Island34636403838413742—3339
Kings Highway5294140433345444933—42
Sunset Park459405042364646543942—
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
7
Tracked only at Coney Island
39
Tracked only at Central Library
29
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.
6%
Higher pressure at Coney Island
1
Higher pressure at Central Library
2

Shared titles

  • Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë

    Coney Island 51 +2 vs panel avg · Central Library 51 +2 vs panel avg

  • Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBIDavid Grann

    Coney Island 51 +23 vs panel avg · Central Library 51 +23 vs panel avg

  • Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

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

  • TrustHernán Díaz

    Coney Island 29 −15 vs panel avg · Central Library 51 +8 vs panel avg

  • The womenKristin Hannah

    Coney Island 0 −37 vs panel avg · Central Library 29 −8 vs panel avg

  • All foursMiranda July

    Coney Island 16 −20 vs panel avg · Central Library 0 −36 vs panel avg

  • The writerJames Patterson

    Coney Island 0 −20 vs panel avg · Central Library 0 −20 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
All foursMiranda July
16
−20 vs panel avg
3/4
0
−36 vs panel avg
3/3

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More popular at 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
The womenKristin Hannah
0
−37 vs panel avg
3/3
29
−8 vs panel avg
1/2
TrustHernán Díaz
29
−15 vs panel avg
1/2
51
+8 vs panel avg
0/1

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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
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden
65
−4 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke
65
−2 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid
65
+2 vs panel avg
0/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
Project Hail MaryAndy Weir
62
~ 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
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin
29
−22 vs panel avg
1/2
69
+18 vs panel avg
0/4
One hundred years of solitudeGabriel García Márquez
0
~ panel avg
0/0
66
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
+9 vs panel avg
0/4
The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid
51
+1 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+13 vs panel avg
0/3
The mirrorNora Roberts
0
−10 vs panel avg
1/1
59
+49 vs panel avg
0/1

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