This summary of Nebraska library statistics for the 1996-1997 fiscal year is a compilation of data reported by 225 public libraries. Of these reporting libraries, 74% meet the state guidelines required for accreditation and are eligible for direct state aid and federal grants. Sixty-seven pages of statistical charts are divided according to the following categories: library staffing and income (open hours, number of staff, sources, total operating, per capita); expenditures and collection (salaries and benefits, operations, materials collection, totals, and holdings of books, periodicals, software, and other materials); output measures and automation information (annual figures for attendance, reference questions, children's programs, adult and juvenile circulation, holdings per capita, interlibrary loans, turnover rate, and number of computers, modems, Internet access information); and salary information. In each category, reporting libraries are grouped according to their service population. Statewide summaries of data are then provided. The data show some changes from the previous fiscal year, in the percentage of budget spent on the following categories: increase in personnel expenditures, while the percentages spent for collections and electronic access remained the same. (AEF)