Borrowed in Brooklyn

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.

Or click any cell in the matrix below.

Selected pair: Williamsburgh and Greenpoint have a 42% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (42 titles tracked at both, 87 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 Heights1042493834405148365042
Central Library10991237121081012
North Brooklyn
Bushwick429353232323941353535
Greenpoint499354241474850354050
Williamsburgh3812324232414340384442
Central Brooklyn
Bedford343324132313839333537
Crown Heights407324741314449424444
Flatbush5112394843384447354642
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge4810415040394947394247
Coney Island368353538334235393735
Kings Highway5010354044354446423740
Sunset Park4212355042374442473540
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
42
Tracked only at Williamsburgh
24
Tracked only at Greenpoint
21
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.
42%
Higher pressure at Williamsburgh
5
Higher pressure at Greenpoint
5

Shared titles

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Williamsburgh 70 +3 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 72 +5 vs panel avg

  • YesteryearCaro Claire Burke

    Williamsburgh 68 2 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 74 +4 vs panel avg

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Williamsburgh 69 +7 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 68 +6 vs panel avg

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Williamsburgh 65 4 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 79 +10 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Williamsburgh 65 3 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 74 +6 vs panel avg

  • The wedding peopleAlison Espach

    Williamsburgh 65 ~ panel avg · Greenpoint 70 +5 vs panel avg

  • Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid

    Williamsburgh 66 +5 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 65 +4 vs panel avg

  • IntermezzoSally Rooney

    Williamsburgh 70 +26 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +18 vs panel avg

  • Famesick : a memoirLena Dunham

    Williamsburgh 62 3 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 65 ~ panel avg

  • Broken countryClare Leslie Hall

    Williamsburgh 62 +5 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +5 vs panel avg

More popular at Williamsburgh

TitleWilliamsburghGreenpoint
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
LázárNelio Biedermann
57
+7 vs panel avg
0/2
0
50 vs panel avg
1/1
The intruderFreida McFadden
57
+13 vs panel avg
0/2
29
15 vs panel avg
1/2
62
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
41
13 vs panel avg
1/3
IntermezzoSally Rooney
70
+26 vs panel avg
1/7
62
+18 vs panel avg
0/3
57
+2 vs panel avg
0/2
51
4 vs panel avg
0/1

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More popular at Greenpoint

TitleWilliamsburghGreenpoint
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
0
52 vs panel avg
1/1
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
0
34 vs panel avg
2/2
33
1 vs panel avg
2/4
All foursMiranda July
25
12 vs panel avg
2/3
54
+17 vs panel avg
1/5
The womenKristin Hannah
29
1 vs panel avg
1/2
54
+24 vs panel avg
1/5
Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler
29
17 vs panel avg
1/2
54
+8 vs panel avg
1/5

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Distinctive to Williamsburgh

TitleWilliamsburghGreenpoint
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
62
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
51
2 vs panel avg
0/1
One hundred years of solitudeGabriel García Márquez
62
+11 vs panel avg
0/3
51
~ panel avg
0/1
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë
57
+12 vs panel avg
0/2
0
45 vs panel avg
1/1
First lie winsAshley Elston
57
+8 vs panel avg
0/2
51
+2 vs panel avg
0/1
57
+2 vs panel avg
0/2
0
~ panel avg
0/0

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Distinctive to Greenpoint

TitleWilliamsburghGreenpoint
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
Rejection : fictionTony Tulathimutte
62
+25 vs panel avg
0/3
69
+32 vs panel avg
0/4
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
51
4 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+7 vs panel avg
0/3
51
3 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
OrbitalSamantha Harvey
29
4 vs panel avg
1/2
62
+29 vs panel avg
0/3
PersuasionJane Austen
0
~ panel avg
0/0
59
+23 vs panel avg
0/1

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