National Library Week is April 18 through 24 here in the US this year. And like many libraries across the country, we want to do something special, and we are. We're producing a tape for the local access channel of various prominent people discussing reading and libraries.

As this was being planned, I asked several nationally syndicated cartoonists if they'd contribute a panel to help us celebrate. Two responded, one of them being definite ("We like to do this sort of thing") and the other a maybe.

Today I received the final artwork from Carlos Castellanos, the penman of the "Baldo" cartoon strip. It's excellent, just what we wanted, and all Carlos wants in return is how we used it (clippings, etc.).

Ask. All they can do is say no.