Normal Public Library
E426832
Normal Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Normal, Illinois with lending materials, community programs, and information services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Normal Public Library canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4284389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Normal Public Library Context triple: [Normal, Illinois, hasLibrary, Normal Public Library]
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A.
General Library
General Library is the main central library of the University of Tokyo, serving as a primary hub for its academic and research collections.
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B.
Main Library
Main Library is the principal academic library of the University of Dundee, providing core study spaces, resources, and services for its students and staff.
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C.
Main Library
The Main Library is the principal academic library and study hub serving students and staff at the University of Birmingham.
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D.
Main Library
The Main Library at Birzeit University is the institution’s central academic library, providing students and faculty with access to extensive print and digital research resources and study facilities.
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E.
Main Library
The Main Library is the central flagship branch and primary public service hub of the San Francisco Public Library system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Normal Public Library Target entity description: Normal Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Normal, Illinois with lending materials, community programs, and information services.
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A.
General Library
General Library is the main central library of the University of Tokyo, serving as a primary hub for its academic and research collections.
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B.
Main Library
Main Library is the principal academic library of the University of Dundee, providing core study spaces, resources, and services for its students and staff.
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C.
Main Library
The Main Library is the principal academic library and study hub serving students and staff at the University of Birmingham.
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D.
Main Library
The Main Library at Birzeit University is the institution’s central academic library, providing students and faculty with access to extensive print and digital research resources and study facilities.
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E.
Main Library
The Main Library is the central flagship branch and primary public service hub of the San Francisco Public Library system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
library system
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public library ⓘ |
| buildingUse | publicly accessible facility ⓘ |
| catalogAccess | online public access catalog ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
local government
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tax revenue ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town of Normal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
DVDs
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audiobooks ⓘ books ⓘ digital media ⓘ magazines ⓘ newspapers ⓘ |
| hasMission | to provide materials, programs, and services to meet the informational, educational, and recreational needs of the community ⓘ |
| hasSocialMedia |
https://twitter.com/normalpl
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https://www.facebook.com/NormalPublicLibrary ⓘ https://www.instagram.com/normalpubliclibrary/ ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.normalpl.org/ ⓘ |
| languageOfService | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
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McLean County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Normal, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipEligibility | residents of Normal, Illinois ⓘ |
| membershipRequirement | library card ⓘ |
| name | Normal Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersProgramType |
adult programs
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children's programs ⓘ community events ⓘ teen programs ⓘ |
| offersService |
internet access
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meeting room space ⓘ public computer access ⓘ reader advisory services ⓘ reference assistance ⓘ |
| serves | residents of Normal, Illinois ⓘ |
| serviceType |
community programs
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information services ⓘ lending library materials ⓘ public library services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Normal Public Library Description of subject: Normal Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Normal, Illinois with lending materials, community programs, and information services.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.