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: Kings Highway and Central Library have a 9% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (9 titles tracked at both, 82 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
9
Tracked only at Kings Highway
46
Tracked only at Central Library
27
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.
9%
Higher pressure at Kings Highway
5
Higher pressure at Central Library
2

Shared titles

  • The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid

    Kings Highway 62 +13 vs panel avg · Central Library 62 +13 vs panel avg

  • Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin

    Kings Highway 57 +6 vs panel avg · Central Library 69 +18 vs panel avg

  • NightshadeMichael Connelly

    Kings Highway 62 +44 vs panel avg · Central Library 51 +33 vs panel avg

  • Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

    Kings Highway 57 +1 vs panel avg · Central Library 51 5 vs panel avg

  • TrustHernán Díaz

    Kings Highway 57 +13 vs panel avg · Central Library 51 +8 vs panel avg

  • The womenKristin Hannah

    Kings Highway 73 +36 vs panel avg · Central Library 29 8 vs panel avg

  • The mirrorNora Roberts

    Kings Highway 29 +19 vs panel avg · Central Library 59 +49 vs panel avg

  • All foursMiranda July

    Kings Highway 67 +31 vs panel avg · Central Library 0 36 vs panel avg

  • Food personAdam D Roberts

    Kings Highway 51 +38 vs panel avg · Central Library 0 13 vs panel avg

More popular at Kings Highway

TitleKings HighwayCentral 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
67
+31 vs panel avg
1/6
0
36 vs panel avg
3/3
Food personAdam D Roberts
51
+38 vs panel avg
0/1
0
13 vs panel avg
1/1
The womenKristin Hannah
73
+36 vs panel avg
0/4
29
8 vs panel avg
1/2
NightshadeMichael Connelly
62
+44 vs panel avg
0/3
51
+33 vs panel avg
0/1
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver
57
+1 vs panel avg
0/2
51
5 vs panel avg
0/1

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More popular at Central Library

TitleKings HighwayCentral 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 mirrorNora Roberts
29
+19 vs panel avg
1/2
59
+49 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+6 vs panel avg
0/2
69
+18 vs panel avg
0/4

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Distinctive to Kings Highway

TitleKings HighwayCentral 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
Nash fallsDavid Baldacci
72
+38 vs panel avg
0/5
0
~ panel avg
0/0
The correspondentVirginia Evans
72
+4 vs panel avg
0/5
0
~ panel avg
0/0
70
+1 vs panel avg
0/6
0
~ panel avg
0/0
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke
70
+3 vs panel avg
0/6
0
~ panel avg
0/0
70
+3 vs panel avg
0/6
0
~ panel avg
0/0

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Distinctive to Central Library

TitleKings HighwayCentral 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
One hundred years of solitudeGabriel García Márquez
51
6 vs panel avg
0/1
66
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
0
~ panel avg
0/0
65
+9 vs panel avg
0/4
ParanoiaJames Patterson
62
+45 vs panel avg
0/3
0
17 vs panel avg
1/1
IntermezzoSally Rooney
62
+14 vs panel avg
0/3
21
27 vs panel avg
2/3
59
+38 vs panel avg
0/1
41
+20 vs panel avg
1/3

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