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: Greenpoint and Williamsburgh have a 29% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (19 titles tracked at both, 58 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
19
Tracked only at Greenpoint
18
Tracked only at Williamsburgh
21
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.
29%
Higher pressure at Greenpoint
5
Higher pressure at Williamsburgh
3

Shared titles

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Greenpoint 72 +5 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 65 2 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Greenpoint 70 +2 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 65 3 vs panel avg

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Greenpoint 70 +12 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 65 +7 vs panel avg

  • YellowfaceR F Kuang

    Greenpoint 74 +18 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 62 +6 vs panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Greenpoint 62 +4 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 62 +4 vs panel avg

  • Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid

    Greenpoint 62 3 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 62 3 vs panel avg

  • Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin

    Greenpoint 62 +17 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 62 +17 vs panel avg

  • Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

    Greenpoint 65 +24 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 61 +20 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Greenpoint 65 +4 vs panel avg · Williamsburgh 57 4 vs panel avg

  • Project Hail MaryAndy Weir

    Greenpoint 57 ~ panel avg · Williamsburgh 57 ~ panel avg

More popular at Greenpoint

TitleGreenpointWilliamsburgh
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
41
9 vs panel avg
1/3
0
50 vs panel avg
1/1
All foursMiranda July
62
+23 vs panel avg
0/3
25
14 vs panel avg
2/3
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
59
+9 vs panel avg
1/6
29
21 vs panel avg
1/2
YellowfaceR F Kuang
74
+18 vs panel avg
0/8
62
+6 vs panel avg
0/3
Broken countryClare Leslie Hall
62
+5 vs panel avg
0/3
51
6 vs panel avg
0/1

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More popular at Williamsburgh

TitleGreenpointWilliamsburgh
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 intruderFreida McFadden
29
25 vs panel avg
1/2
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
51
+10 vs panel avg
0/1
65
+24 vs panel avg
0/4
51
4 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+2 vs panel avg
0/2

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Distinctive to Greenpoint

TitleGreenpointWilliamsburgh
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 wedding peopleAlison Espach
68
+6 vs panel avg
0/5
66
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
66
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
51
6 vs panel avg
0/1
IntermezzoSally Rooney
66
+25 vs panel avg
0/3
66
+25 vs panel avg
1/7
OrbitalSamantha Harvey
62
+34 vs panel avg
0/3
21
7 vs panel avg
2/3
62
+7 vs panel avg
0/3
51
4 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Williamsburgh

TitleGreenpointWilliamsburgh
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
Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler
69
+11 vs panel avg
0/4
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
69
+21 vs panel avg
0/4
29
19 vs panel avg
1/2
TrustHernán Díaz
62
+16 vs panel avg
0/3
57
+11 vs panel avg
0/2
I who have never known menJacqueline Harpman
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
57
1 vs panel avg
0/2
One hundred years of solitudeGabriel García Márquez
62
+10 vs panel avg
0/3
61
+9 vs panel avg
0/2

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