Meriden Public Library
E44771
Meriden Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Meriden, Connecticut with lending materials, community programs, and information services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meriden Public Library canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T346658 — 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: Meriden Public Library Context triple: [Meriden, Connecticut, hasPublicLibrary, Meriden Public Library]
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A.
James E. Shepard Memorial Library
James E. Shepard Memorial Library is the main academic library and research hub of North Carolina Central University, serving students, faculty, and the surrounding community.
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B.
Belmont Public Library
Belmont Public Library is the main public library serving the town of Belmont, Massachusetts, providing community access to books, media, and educational programs.
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C.
Doe Memorial Library
Doe Memorial Library is the main research library of the University of California, Berkeley, renowned for its extensive collections and historic Beaux-Arts architecture.
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D.
West Branch Public Library
West Branch Public Library is the public library serving the community of West Branch, Iowa, providing access to books, media, and educational resources.
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E.
Hayden Library
Hayden Library is the main humanities and science library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as a central hub for research and study on campus.
- 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: Meriden Public Library Target entity description: Meriden Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Meriden, Connecticut with lending materials, community programs, and information services.
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A.
James E. Shepard Memorial Library
James E. Shepard Memorial Library is the main academic library and research hub of North Carolina Central University, serving students, faculty, and the surrounding community.
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B.
Belmont Public Library
Belmont Public Library is the main public library serving the town of Belmont, Massachusetts, providing community access to books, media, and educational programs.
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C.
Doe Memorial Library
Doe Memorial Library is the main research library of the University of California, Berkeley, renowned for its extensive collections and historic Beaux-Arts architecture.
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D.
West Branch Public Library
West Branch Public Library is the public library serving the community of West Branch, Iowa, providing access to books, media, and educational resources.
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E.
Hayden Library
Hayden Library is the main humanities and science library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as a central hub for research and study on campus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
library
ⓘ
public library ⓘ |
| buildingType | public building ⓘ |
| buildingUse | library building ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fundedBy |
Meriden City Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
municipal government of Meriden, Connecticut
|
| hasAccessPolicy | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasCatalog | online public access catalog ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
audio-visual materials
ⓘ
books ⓘ digital resources ⓘ magazines ⓘ newspapers ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
meeting rooms
ⓘ
public computers ⓘ study areas ⓘ |
| hasMission | to provide information, education, and cultural enrichment to the community ⓘ |
| hasProgramType |
adult programs
ⓘ
author talks ⓘ children's programs ⓘ community events ⓘ literacy programs ⓘ technology training ⓘ teen programs ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea |
City of Meriden
ⓘ
Meriden school community ⓘ |
| hasStaffType |
librarians
ⓘ
library assistants ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of Meriden Public Library ⓘ |
| languageOfService | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Meriden, Connecticut
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Connecticut
ⓘ
New Haven County ⓘ
surface form:
New Haven County, Connecticut
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| offersService |
community programs
ⓘ
information services ⓘ lending materials ⓘ |
| operatedBy | City of Meriden ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Meriden ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo |
Wi-Fi
ⓘ
audiobooks ⓘ e-books ⓘ internet ⓘ online databases ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serves | residents of Meriden, Connecticut ⓘ |
| serviceType | public library service ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | non-profit public institution ⓘ |
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: Meriden Public Library Description of subject: Meriden Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Meriden, Connecticut 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.
subject surface form:
Meriden, Connecticut