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: Flatbush and Greenpoint have a 50% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (40 titles tracked at both, 67 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 Heights746533936464851345245
Central Library7981465511699
North Brooklyn
Bushwick469413534364242364140
Greenpoint538414542525051404050
Williamsburgh3914354533364240384342
Central Brooklyn
Bedford366344233363643383336
Crown Heights465365236364353414546
Flatbush485425042364358374446
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge5111425140435358424954
Coney Island346364038384137423339
Kings Highway529414043334544493342
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
40
Tracked only at Flatbush
15
Tracked only at Greenpoint
12
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.
50%
Higher pressure at Flatbush
5
Higher pressure at Greenpoint
5

Shared titles

  • YesteryearCaro Claire Burke

    Flatbush 72 +5 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 72 +5 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Flatbush 70 +2 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 72 +4 vs panel avg

  • The wedding peopleAlison Espach

    Flatbush 70 +11 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 70 +11 vs panel avg

  • IntermezzoSally Rooney

    Flatbush 72 +24 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 69 +21 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Flatbush 65 4 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 78 +9 vs panel avg

  • Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid

    Flatbush 68 +5 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 65 +2 vs panel avg

  • My brilliant friendElena Ferrante

    Flatbush 62 +6 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +6 vs panel avg

  • Famesick : a memoirLena Dunham

    Flatbush 62 ~ panel avg · Greenpoint 62 ~ panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Flatbush 61 +2 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +3 vs panel avg

  • Fourth wingRebecca Yarros

    Flatbush 69 +21 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 59 +11 vs panel avg

More popular at Flatbush

TitleFlatbushGreenpoint
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
51
+23 vs panel avg
0/1
0
28 vs panel avg
1/1
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë
51
+25 vs panel avg
0/1
29
+3 vs panel avg
1/2
Martyr!Kaveh Akbar
70
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
54
8 vs panel avg
1/5
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
69
+21 vs panel avg
0/4
59
+11 vs panel avg
1/6
57
+2 vs panel avg
0/2
51
4 vs panel avg
0/1

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More popular at Greenpoint

TitleFlatbushGreenpoint
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
YellowfaceR F Kuang
21
21 vs panel avg
2/3
78
+36 vs panel avg
0/8
The widowJohn Grisham
0
51 vs panel avg
1/1
57
1 vs panel avg
0/2
0
29 vs panel avg
1/1
57
+28 vs panel avg
0/2
0
16 vs panel avg
3/3
51
+35 vs panel avg
0/1
0
17 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+34 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Flatbush

TitleFlatbushGreenpoint
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
59
+6 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0
The sistersJonas Hassen Khemiri
55
+1 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
53
+2 vs panel avg
1/4
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
+13 vs panel avg
0/1
0
~ panel avg
0/0
51
2 vs panel avg
0/1
51
2 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Greenpoint

TitleFlatbushGreenpoint
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
0
~ panel avg
0/0
66
+10 vs panel avg
0/3
33
20 vs panel avg
2/4
65
+12 vs panel avg
0/4
OrbitalSamantha Harvey
29
5 vs panel avg
1/2
62
+28 vs panel avg
0/3
0
~ panel avg
0/0
57
+4 vs panel avg
0/2
Tender is the fleshAgustina María Bazterrica
0
~ panel avg
0/0
57
1 vs panel avg
0/2

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