Seattle Public Library

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library system public library system

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.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
The Seattle Public Library	29
Seattle Public Library canonical	11
Seattle Public Library system	5
Board of Trustees of The Seattle Public Library	2
Seattle Public Library Board of Trustees	2
The Seattle Public Library system	2
Columbia Branch of The Seattle Public Library	1
Columbia Branch, Seattle Public Library	1
Lake City Branch of The Seattle Public Library	1
Neighborhood libraries of the Seattle Public Library	1
Seattle Public Library University Branch	1
Seattle Public Library neighborhood branches network	1
University Branch of The Seattle Public Library	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T947529 — 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: Seattle Public Library
Context triple: [Seattle Central Library, ownedBy, Seattle Public Library]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Mercer Island Library
Mercer Island Library is a public library serving the community of Mercer Island in Washington State as part of the King County Library System.
D. San Francisco Public Library
The San Francisco Public Library is the city’s main public library system, providing free access to books, digital resources, and community programs through a central library and neighborhood branches.
E. Los Angeles Public Library
The Los Angeles Public Library is the landmark central library of Los Angeles, renowned for its distinctive architecture, extensive collections, and role as a major cultural and educational hub for the city.
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: Seattle Public Library
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Mercer Island Library
Mercer Island Library is a public library serving the community of Mercer Island in Washington State as part of the King County Library System.
D. San Francisco Public Library
The San Francisco Public Library is the city’s main public library system, providing free access to books, digital resources, and community programs through a central library and neighborhood branches.
E. Los Angeles Public Library
The Los Angeles Public Library is the landmark central library of Los Angeles, renowned for its distinctive architecture, extensive collections, and role as a major cultural and educational hub for the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	library system ⓘ public library system ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
foundedBy	City of Seattle ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington, United States
fundedBy	City of Seattle budget ⓘ Seattle Public Library Foundation ⓘ private donations ⓘ
governingBody	Seattle Public Library Board of Trustees ⓘ linked to: Seattle Public Library
hasCollection	CDs ⓘ DVDs ⓘ audiobooks ⓘ books ⓘ digital resources ⓘ e-books ⓘ
hasPart	Ballard Branch ⓘ Beacon Hill Branch ⓘ linked to: Beacon Hill Branch Library Broadview Branch ⓘ Capitol Hill Branch ⓘ Central Library (Seattle Public Library) ⓘ linked to: Seattle Central Library Columbia Branch ⓘ Douglass-Truth Branch ⓘ Fremont Branch ⓘ Greenwood Branch ⓘ Lake City Branch ⓘ Magnolia Branch ⓘ Northgate Branch ⓘ Queen Anne Branch ⓘ linked to: Queen Anne, Seattle Rainier Beach Branch ⓘ South Park Branch ⓘ University Branch ⓘ West Seattle Branch ⓘ neighborhood branches ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Central Library (Seattle Public Library) ⓘ linked to: Seattle Central Library
inception	1890 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Seattle, Washington ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington, United States Washington (state) ⓘ linked to: Washington
offersService	Wi-Fi access ⓘ adult education programs ⓘ children’s programs ⓘ community meeting spaces ⓘ interlibrary loan ⓘ public computer access ⓘ reference services ⓘ research assistance ⓘ teen programs ⓘ
operatedBy	City of Seattle ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington, United States
publicTransitAccess	Seattle public transit system ⓘ
serves	City of Seattle ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington, United States
website	https://www.spl.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (58)

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

Seattle Central Library → ownedBy → Seattle Public Library ⓘ

Seattle Central Library → operator → Seattle Public Library ⓘ

Seattle Central Library → flagshipOf → Seattle Public Library system ⓘ