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 Flatbush have a 35% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (35 titles tracked at both, 90 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
35
Tracked only at Coney Island
27
Tracked only at Flatbush
28
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 Coney Island
5
Higher pressure at Flatbush
5

Shared titles

  • YesteryearCaro Claire Burke

    Coney Island 70 ~ panel avg · Flatbush 72 +2 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Coney Island 65 −2 vs panel avg · Flatbush 70 +3 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Coney Island 65 −3 vs panel avg · Flatbush 65 −3 vs panel avg

  • The wedding peopleAlison Espach

    Coney Island 65 ~ panel avg · Flatbush 65 ~ panel avg

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Coney Island 65 −4 vs panel avg · Flatbush 62 −7 vs panel avg

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Coney Island 65 +3 vs panel avg · Flatbush 62 ~ panel avg

  • Famesick : a memoirLena Dunham

    Coney Island 62 −3 vs panel avg · Flatbush 62 −3 vs panel avg

  • Project Hail MaryAndy Weir

    Coney Island 62 +1 vs panel avg · Flatbush 57 −4 vs panel avg

  • A court of thorns and rosesSarah J Maas

    Coney Island 57 +1 vs panel avg · Flatbush 59 +3 vs panel avg

  • TrustHernán Díaz

    Coney Island 57 +1 vs panel avg · Flatbush 57 +1 vs panel avg

More popular at Coney Island

TitleConey IslandFlatbush
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
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë
55
+24 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−31 vs panel avg
1/1
Obsessed with the best : 100+ methodically perfected recipes : based on 20+ head-to-head testsElla Quittner
51
+10 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−41 vs panel avg
1/1
Be ready when the luck happens : a memoirIna Garten
29
+6 vs panel avg
1/2
0
−23 vs panel avg
1/1
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
29
+2 vs panel avg
1/2
0
−27 vs panel avg
2/2
The intruderFreida McFadden
51
+7 vs panel avg
0/1
29
−15 vs panel avg
1/2

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More popular at Flatbush

TitleConey IslandFlatbush
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
−37 vs panel avg
1/1
65
+28 vs panel avg
0/4
Hidden potential : the science of achieving greater thingsAdam Grant
0
−23 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+28 vs panel avg
0/1
The art of spending money : simple choices for a richer lifeMorgan Housel
0
−39 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+12 vs panel avg
0/1
The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murderDavid Grann
0
−33 vs panel avg
1/1
29
−4 vs panel avg
1/2
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
21
−13 vs panel avg
2/3
49
+15 vs panel avg
1/4

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Distinctive to Coney Island

TitleConey IslandFlatbush
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
Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry
29
−22 vs panel avg
1/2
65
+14 vs panel avg
0/4
Tom LakeAnn Patchett
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2
Well endowed : the secrets to strategic spending, building a financial foundation for you and your family, and creating lasting generational wealthVivian Tu
51
+10 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−41 vs panel avg
1/1
Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBIDavid Grann
51
+37 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−14 vs panel avg
2/2
InglésGail Abel Brenner
51
+38 vs panel avg
0/1
0
−13 vs panel avg
1/1

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Distinctive to Flatbush

TitleConey IslandFlatbush
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
IntermezzoSally Rooney
4
−40 vs panel avg
1/1
65
+21 vs panel avg
0/4
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
0
~ panel avg
0/0
62
+7 vs panel avg
0/3
First lie winsAshley Elston
0
−49 vs panel avg
1/1
57
+8 vs panel avg
0/2
Maybe you should talk to someone : a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealedLori Gottlieb
51
−5 vs panel avg
0/1
51
−5 vs panel avg
0/1
There's always this year : on basketball and ascensionHanif Abdurraqib
0
−29 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+22 vs panel avg
0/1

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