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.
Selected pair: Sunset Park and Brooklyn Heights have a 42% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (46 titles tracked at both, 89 at either).
Brooklyn Heights | Central Library | Bushwick | Greenpoint | Williamsburgh | Bedford | Crown Heights | Flatbush | Bay Ridge | Coney Island | Kings Highway | Sunset Park | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central / Downtown | ||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Heights | — | 10 | 42 | 49 | 38 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 50 | 42 |
| Central Library | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 42 | 9 | — | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Greenpoint | 49 | 9 | 35 | — | 42 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 35 | 40 | 50 |
| Williamsburgh | 38 | 12 | 32 | 42 | — | 32 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 44 | 42 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 34 | 3 | 32 | 41 | 32 | — | 31 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
| Crown Heights | 40 | 7 | 32 | 47 | 41 | 31 | — | 44 | 49 | 42 | 44 | 44 |
| Flatbush | 51 | 12 | 39 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 44 | — | 47 | 35 | 46 | 42 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 48 | 10 | 41 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 49 | 47 | — | 39 | 42 | 47 |
| Coney Island | 36 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 33 | 42 | 35 | 39 | — | 37 | 35 |
| Kings Highway | 50 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 35 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 37 | — | 40 |
| Sunset Park | 42 | 12 | 35 | 50 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 35 | 40 | — |
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.
Shared titles
The correspondentVirginia EvansSunset Park 65 −2 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 77 +10 vs panel avg
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle BurdenSunset Park 65 −3 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 74 +6 vs panel avg
The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran DesaiSunset Park 62 +3 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 68 +9 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanSunset Park 62 +2 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 62 +2 vs panel avg
The wedding peopleAlison EspachSunset Park 57 −8 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 77 +12 vs panel avg
More popular at Sunset Park
| Title | Sunset Park | Brooklyn Heights | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Available | 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. | Available | |
51 +45 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −6 vs panel avg | 2/2 | |
 Inside the box : how constraints make us betterDavid Epstein | 51 +25 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −26 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
29 −10 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 0 −39 vs panel avg | 1/1 | |
 The widowJohn Grisham | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 29 −23 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
51 +18 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 29 −4 vs panel avg | 1/2 | |
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More popular at Brooklyn Heights
| Title | Sunset Park | Brooklyn Heights | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Available | 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. | Available | |
 Nash fallsDavid Baldacci | 0 −27 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 57 +30 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
0 −23 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +28 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
0 −23 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 51 +28 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
 Fourth wingRebecca Yarros | 0 −34 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 49 +15 vs panel avg | 1/4 |
 All foursMiranda July | 29 −8 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 72 +35 vs panel avg | 0/7 |
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Distinctive to Sunset Park
| Title | Sunset Park | Brooklyn Heights | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Available | 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. | Available | |
 Long Island compromiseTaffy Brodesser-Akner | 51 +27 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 72 +48 vs panel avg | 0/7 |
 Big SwissJen Beagin | 66 +8 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 57 −1 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
66 +10 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 57 +1 vs panel avg | 0/2 | |
 Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry | 57 +6 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 65 +14 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 EmmaJane Austen | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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Distinctive to Brooklyn Heights
| Title | Sunset Park | Brooklyn Heights | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Available | 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. | Available | |
 The womenKristin Hannah | 29 −1 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 66 +36 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 LázárNelio Biedermann | 51 +1 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 65 +15 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 Mother Mary comes to meArundhati Roy | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +9 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 OrbitalSamantha Harvey | 21 −12 vs panel avg | 2/3 | 62 +29 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 Start here : instructions for becoming a better cookSohla El-Waylly | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +22 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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