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 45% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (37 titles tracked at both, 76 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 | — | 7 | 46 | 53 | 39 | 36 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 34 | 52 | 45 |
| Central Library | 7 | — | 9 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 46 | 9 | — | 41 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 41 | 40 |
| Greenpoint | 53 | 8 | 41 | — | 45 | 42 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 50 |
| Williamsburgh | 39 | 14 | 35 | 45 | — | 33 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 43 | 42 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 36 | 6 | 34 | 42 | 33 | — | 36 | 36 | 43 | 38 | 33 | 36 |
| Crown Heights | 46 | 5 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 36 | — | 43 | 53 | 41 | 45 | 46 |
| Flatbush | 48 | 5 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 43 | — | 58 | 37 | 44 | 46 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 51 | 11 | 42 | 51 | 40 | 43 | 53 | 58 | — | 42 | 49 | 54 |
| Coney Island | 34 | 6 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 42 | — | 33 | 39 |
| Kings Highway | 52 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 33 | — | 42 |
| Sunset Park | 45 | 9 | 40 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 39 | 42 | — |
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
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle BurdenSunset Park 65 −4 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 72 +3 vs panel avg
Parable of the sowerOctavia E ButlerSunset Park 65 +14 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 68 +17 vs panel avg
Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins ReidSunset Park 62 −1 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 70 +7 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanSunset Park 65 +4 vs panel avg · Brooklyn Heights 62 +1 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 | |
57 +28 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 29 ~ panel avg | 1/2 | |
57 +14 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 29 −14 vs panel avg | 1/2 | |
 TrustHernán Díaz | 57 +13 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 29 −15 vs panel avg | 1/2 |
 The strangerAlbert Camus | 62 +9 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 49 −4 vs panel avg | 1/4 |
 Martyr!Kaveh Akbar | 68 +6 vs panel avg | 0/5 | 57 −5 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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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 | |
 YellowfaceR F Kuang | 21 −21 vs panel avg | 2/3 | 65 +23 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin | 41 −10 vs panel avg | 1/3 | 78 +27 vs panel avg | 0/6 |
 Fourth wingRebecca Yarros | 29 −19 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 66 +18 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 The wedding peopleAlison Espach | 49 −10 vs panel avg | 1/4 | 76 +17 vs panel avg | 0/9 |
 All foursMiranda July | 41 +5 vs panel avg | 1/3 | 65 +29 vs panel avg | 1/8 |
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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 | |
 Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 72 +19 vs panel avg | 0/5 |
 The three-body problemCixin Liu | 70 +14 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 61 +5 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 Tender is the fleshAgustina María Bazterrica | 61 +3 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 What if we get it right? : visions of climate futuresAyana Elizabeth Johnson | 59 +7 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 My husband's wifeAlice Feeney | 57 +5 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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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 | |
 OrbitalSamantha Harvey | 41 +7 vs panel avg | 1/3 | 66 +32 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 The tenantFreida McFadden | 51 −3 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 62 +8 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 Mother Mary comes to meArundhati Roy | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +9 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +15 vs panel avg | 0/2 | |
 The womenKristin Hannah | 29 −8 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 57 +20 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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