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 29% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (19 titles tracked at both, 58 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 Heights535404044434343394043
Central Library544104448542
North Brooklyn
Bushwick354403544284641403840
Greenpoint404402943334132323348
Williamsburgh4010352938313442404335
Central Brooklyn
Bedford444444338314138373540
Crown Heights434283331315048364147
Flatbush434464134415049464849
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge438413242384849405050
Coney Island395403240373646404336
Kings Highway404383343354148504346
Sunset Park432404835404749503646
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
19
Tracked only at Williamsburgh
21
Tracked only at Greenpoint
18
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.
29%
Higher pressure at Williamsburgh
3
Higher pressure at Greenpoint
5

Shared titles

  • Heart the loverLily King

    Williamsburgh 65 2 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 72 +5 vs panel avg

  • The correspondentVirginia Evans

    Williamsburgh 65 3 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 70 +2 vs panel avg

  • Martyr!Kaveh Akbar

    Williamsburgh 65 +7 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 70 +12 vs panel avg

  • YellowfaceR F Kuang

    Williamsburgh 62 +6 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 74 +18 vs panel avg

  • My friendsFredrik Backman

    Williamsburgh 62 +4 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +4 vs panel avg

  • Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid

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

  • Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin

    Williamsburgh 62 +17 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 62 +17 vs panel avg

  • Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

    Williamsburgh 61 +20 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 65 +24 vs panel avg

  • Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden

    Williamsburgh 57 4 vs panel avg · Greenpoint 65 +4 vs panel avg

  • Project Hail MaryAndy Weir

    Williamsburgh 57 ~ panel avg · Greenpoint 57 ~ 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
The intruderFreida McFadden
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
29
25 vs panel avg
1/2
65
+24 vs panel avg
0/4
51
+10 vs panel avg
0/1
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
50 vs panel avg
1/1
41
9 vs panel avg
1/3
All foursMiranda July
25
14 vs panel avg
2/3
62
+23 vs panel avg
0/3
Fourth wingRebecca Yarros
29
21 vs panel avg
1/2
59
+9 vs panel avg
1/6
YellowfaceR F Kuang
62
+6 vs panel avg
0/3
74
+18 vs panel avg
0/8
Broken countryClare Leslie Hall
51
6 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+5 vs panel avg
0/3

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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
Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
69
+11 vs panel avg
0/4
29
19 vs panel avg
1/2
69
+21 vs panel avg
0/4
TrustHernán Díaz
57
+11 vs panel avg
0/2
62
+16 vs panel avg
0/3
I who have never known menJacqueline Harpman
57
1 vs panel avg
0/2
62
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
One hundred years of solitudeGabriel García Márquez
61
+9 vs panel avg
0/2
62
+10 vs panel avg
0/3

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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
The wedding peopleAlison Espach
66
+4 vs panel avg
0/3
68
+6 vs panel avg
0/5
My brilliant friendElena Ferrante
51
6 vs panel avg
0/1
66
+9 vs panel avg
0/3
IntermezzoSally Rooney
66
+25 vs panel avg
1/7
66
+25 vs panel avg
0/3
OrbitalSamantha Harvey
21
7 vs panel avg
2/3
62
+34 vs panel avg
0/3
51
4 vs panel avg
0/1
62
+7 vs panel avg
0/3

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