Portland Public Library main branch

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library building public library

The Portland Public Library main branch is the central public library facility in downtown Portland, Maine, serving as a major community hub for books, media, events, and public programs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Portland Public Library main branch canonical	4
Portland Public Library	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2986961 — 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: Portland Public Library main branch
Context triple: [Congress Street, Portland, Maine, hasLandmark, Portland Public Library main branch]

A. Multnomah County Library
Multnomah County Library is a large public library system serving residents of Multnomah County, Oregon, including the city of Portland and surrounding communities.
B. Seattle Central Library
Seattle Central Library is a striking glass-and-steel public library building in downtown Seattle, renowned for its innovative architecture by Rem Koolhaas and its role as the flagship branch of the Seattle Public Library system.
C. Beaverton City Library
Beaverton City Library is the main public library serving the community of Beaverton, Oregon with lending, educational, and cultural services.
D. Seattle Public Library
The Seattle Public Library is the public library system serving the city of Seattle, Washington, operating a network of neighborhood branches and a landmark central library.
E. Clinton Public Library
Clinton Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Clinton, Tennessee with access to books, media, and community programs.
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: Portland Public Library main branch
Target entity description: The Portland Public Library main branch is the central public library facility in downtown Portland, Maine, serving as a major community hub for books, media, events, and public programs.

A. Multnomah County Library
Multnomah County Library is a large public library system serving residents of Multnomah County, Oregon, including the city of Portland and surrounding communities.
B. Seattle Central Library
Seattle Central Library is a striking glass-and-steel public library building in downtown Seattle, renowned for its innovative architecture by Rem Koolhaas and its role as the flagship branch of the Seattle Public Library system.
C. Beaverton City Library
Beaverton City Library is the main public library serving the community of Beaverton, Oregon with lending, educational, and cultural services.
D. Seattle Public Library
The Seattle Public Library is the public library system serving the city of Seattle, Washington, operating a network of neighborhood branches and a landmark central library.
E. Clinton Public Library
Clinton Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Clinton, Tennessee with access to books, media, and community programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	library building ⓘ public library ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Portland, Maine ⓘ Public libraries in Maine ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
function	access to media collections ⓘ adult education programs ⓘ children’s services ⓘ community events ⓘ free Wi‑Fi access ⓘ lending of books ⓘ public computer access ⓘ public meeting space ⓘ public programs ⓘ teen services ⓘ
hasCollection	DVDs ⓘ audiobooks ⓘ books ⓘ digital media ⓘ magazines ⓘ newspapers ⓘ
hasService	author talks ⓘ community outreach programs ⓘ cultural events ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ interlibrary loan ⓘ literacy programs ⓘ meeting room rentals ⓘ reference services ⓘ research assistance ⓘ storytime programs ⓘ
locatedIn	Cumberland County, Maine ⓘ Portland, Maine ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Downtown Portland ⓘ surface form: downtown Portland, Maine
openTo	general public ⓘ
operatedBy	Portland Public Library main branch self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Portland Public Library
ownedBy	Portland Public Library main branch self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Portland Public Library
partOf	Portland Public Library main branch self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Portland Public Library
role	major community hub in downtown Portland, Maine ⓘ
serves	Greater Portland community ⓘ residents of Portland, Maine ⓘ
state	Maine ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Congress Street, Portland, Maine → hasLandmark → Portland Public Library main branch ⓘ

Congress Street → hasLandmark → Portland Public Library main branch ⓘ

Portland Public Library main branch → partOf → Portland Public Library main branch self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portland Public Library

Portland Public Library main branch → ownedBy → Portland Public Library main branch self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portland Public Library

Portland Public Library main branch → operatedBy → Portland Public Library main branch self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portland Public Library

Arts District, Portland, Maine → contains → Portland Public Library main branch ⓘ

Monument Square → near → Portland Public Library main branch ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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