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 43% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (23 titles tracked at both, 49 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 | — | 5 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 43 |
| Central Library | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 35 | 4 | — | 40 | 35 | 44 | 28 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 40 |
| Greenpoint | 40 | 4 | 40 | — | 29 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 48 |
| Williamsburgh | 40 | 10 | 35 | 29 | — | 38 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 35 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 44 | 4 | 44 | 43 | 38 | — | 31 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 40 |
| Crown Heights | 43 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 31 | — | 50 | 48 | 36 | 41 | 47 |
| Flatbush | 43 | 4 | 46 | 41 | 34 | 41 | 50 | — | 49 | 46 | 48 | 49 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 43 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 48 | 49 | — | 40 | 50 | 50 |
| Coney Island | 39 | 5 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 40 | — | 43 | 36 |
| Kings Highway | 40 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 43 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 50 | 43 | — | 46 |
| Sunset Park | 43 | 2 | 40 | 48 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 36 | 46 | — |
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 loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran DesaiSunset Park 62 +2 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 65 +5 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanSunset Park 65 +7 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 62 +4 vs panel avg
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle BurdenSunset Park 57 −4 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 65 +4 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 | |
 Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin | 66 +21 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 41 −4 vs panel avg | 2/5 |
 Martyr!Kaveh Akbar | 49 −9 vs panel avg | 1/4 | 29 −29 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
 The intruderFreida McFadden | 57 +3 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −3 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
I who have never known menJacqueline Harpman | 65 +7 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 62 +4 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
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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 | |
 All foursMiranda July | 45 +6 vs panel avg | 2/5 | 84 +45 vs panel avg | 0/9 |
 YellowfaceR F Kuang | 41 −15 vs panel avg | 1/3 | 65 +9 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
51 +1 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 70 +20 vs panel avg | 0/3 | |
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros | 57 +7 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 72 +22 vs panel avg | 0/5 |
Heart the loverLily King | 61 −6 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 72 +5 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 | |
 Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid | 65 ~ panel avg | 0/4 | 68 +3 vs panel avg | 0/5 |
 The wedding peopleAlison Espach | 65 +3 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 67 +5 vs panel avg | 1/9 |
62 +6 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 51 −5 vs panel avg | 0/1 | |
 Tender is the fleshAgustina María Bazterrica | 62 +5 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 The three-body problemCixin Liu | 62 +7 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 57 +2 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 | |
 Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler | 53 −5 vs panel avg | 1/4 | 65 +7 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 The womenKristin Hannah | 41 −9 vs panel avg | 1/3 | 62 +12 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner | 0 −41 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 62 +21 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
4 −17 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 57 +36 vs panel avg | 0/2 | |
 Nash fallsDavid Baldacci | 0 −32 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 57 +25 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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