Des Moines Public Library
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Des Moines Public Library is a prominent public library in Des Moines, Iowa, recognized for its contemporary architectural design by British architect David Chipperfield.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Des Moines Public Library canonical | 2 |
| Central Library (Des Moines Public Library) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8407246 — 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: Des Moines Public Library Context triple: [David Chipperfield, notableWork, Des Moines Public Library]
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A.
Iowa City Public Library
The Iowa City Public Library is a major public library system serving residents of Iowa City, Iowa, providing extensive collections, community programs, and educational resources.
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B.
Coralville Public Library
Coralville Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Coralville, Iowa with lending materials, community programs, and information services.
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C.
Hennepin County Library
Hennepin County Library is a public library system serving residents of Hennepin County, Minnesota with multiple branches, collections, and community services.
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D.
Cedar Falls Public Library
Cedar Falls Public Library is the main public library serving the community of Cedar Falls, Iowa, providing access to books, digital resources, and community programs.
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E.
Des Moines Art Center
The Des Moines Art Center is a modern and contemporary art museum in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its notable collection and architecturally significant buildings.
- 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: Des Moines Public Library Target entity description: Des Moines Public Library is a prominent public library in Des Moines, Iowa, recognized for its contemporary architectural design by British architect David Chipperfield.
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A.
Iowa City Public Library
The Iowa City Public Library is a major public library system serving residents of Iowa City, Iowa, providing extensive collections, community programs, and educational resources.
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B.
Coralville Public Library
Coralville Public Library is the main public library serving the residents of Coralville, Iowa with lending materials, community programs, and information services.
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C.
Hennepin County Library
Hennepin County Library is a public library system serving residents of Hennepin County, Minnesota with multiple branches, collections, and community services.
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D.
Cedar Falls Public Library
Cedar Falls Public Library is the main public library serving the community of Cedar Falls, Iowa, providing access to books, digital resources, and community programs.
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E.
Des Moines Art Center
The Des Moines Art Center is a modern and contemporary art museum in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its notable collection and architecturally significant buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
library system
ⓘ
public library ⓘ |
| architectOfCentralLibrary | David Chipperfield ⓘ |
| centralLibraryArchitecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ |
| centralLibraryLocatedIn | downtown Des Moines ⓘ |
| centralLibraryNotableFeature |
glass and metal façade
ⓘ
natural light emphasis ⓘ open-plan interior ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fundingSource |
City of Des Moines
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines, Iowa
|
| governingBody | Board of Trustees of the Des Moines Public Library ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Central Library (Des Moines Public Library)
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines Public Library
East Side Library (Des Moines Public Library) ⓘ Forest Avenue Library (Des Moines Public Library) ⓘ Franklin Avenue Library (Des Moines Public Library) ⓘ North Side Library (Des Moines Public Library) ⓘ South Side Library (Des Moines Public Library) ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | public building ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
audio-visual materials
ⓘ
books ⓘ digital resources ⓘ periodicals ⓘ |
| hasMission | to provide access to information, ideas, and services to the Des Moines community ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
children’s literature
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ general interest ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of Des Moines Public Library ⓘ |
| isMemberOf |
American public library community
ⓘ
Iowa library network ⓘ |
| languageOfService | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Des Moines
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa ⓘ Polk County, Iowa ⓘ |
| name | Des Moines Public Library ⓘ |
| offersService |
adult education programs
ⓘ
children’s programs ⓘ interlibrary loan ⓘ meeting room access ⓘ public internet access ⓘ reference services ⓘ teen programs ⓘ |
| serves |
City of Des Moines
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines, Iowa
residents of Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ |
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: Des Moines Public Library Description of subject: Des Moines Public Library is a prominent public library in Des Moines, Iowa, recognized for its contemporary architectural design by British architect David Chipperfield.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Des Moines Public Library