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 Central Library have a 12% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (11 titles tracked at both, 97 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 seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins ReidSunset Park 57 −1 vs panel avg · Central Library 65 +7 vs panel avg
The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murderDavid GrannSunset Park 51 +18 vs panel avg · Central Library 51 +8 vs panel avg
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle ZevinSunset Park 45 −1 vs panel avg · Central Library 65 +19 vs panel avg
More popular at Sunset Park
| Title | Sunset Park | Central 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. | 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 | |
 PersuasionJane Austen | 55 +19 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −36 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
The strangerAlbert Camus | 66 +11 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 51 −4 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
Taiwan travelogueShuangzi Yang | 57 +3 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −3 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
TrustHernán Díaz | 57 +1 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −5 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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More popular at Central Library
| Title | Sunset Park | Central 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. | 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 | 29 −8 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 62 +25 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin | 45 −1 vs panel avg | 1/3 | 65 +19 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid | 57 −1 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 65 +7 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
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Distinctive to Sunset Park
| Title | Sunset Park | Central 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. | 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 | |
 YesteryearCaro Claire Burke | 72 +2 vs panel avg | 0/7 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Heart the loverLily King | 68 −1 vs panel avg | 0/5 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Martyr!Kaveh Akbar | 68 +6 vs panel avg | 0/5 | 51 −11 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Big SwissJen Beagin | 66 +8 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
66 +10 vs panel avg | 0/3 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | |
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Distinctive to Central Library
| Title | Sunset Park | Central 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. | 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 bandit queensParini Shroff | 51 +15 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 65 +29 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 My brilliant friendElena Ferrante | 51 −4 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 62 +7 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 Tom LakeAnn Patchett | 57 +1 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 −5 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
 Drive your plow over the bones of the deadOlga Tokarczuk | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 +5 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 The MartianAndy Weir | 51 −4 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 57 +2 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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