This report contains statistical information on Kentucky public libraries for fiscal year 1997-1998 taken from the Annual Report of Public Libraries. The report is separated into seven sections: summary of library statistics for the most recent year (1998) and comparisons with the three prior years; graphs showing statistical trends in library expenditures, book collections and circulation, librarian certification, and library automation; series of charts listing the top counties in various per capita library measures; county-by-county library statistics in 88 categories (new items reported this year include Total In-House Library Use, Number of People Using Electronic Resources, Patrons Formally Trained To Use Electronic Resources, and Library Web Site); select group of statistics arranged in order of county population; glossary of terms; and cross-index of county and item number by page number. (AEF)