Many thanks to the Friends for their generous gift of Raku pottery. The hand-thrown and carved pottery, set along the mantle of the main stairs near the Fiction/AV/Teen Desk, is the work of Wisconsin resident Don Hunt. Hunt, a former high school teacher, has done numerous permanent art installations and renovations. The Raku process is exciting and spontaneous. The unique and unpredictable patterns of color are created in the post-fire reduction process. This process creates a varied metallic, matte, and crackle-glazed personality for each pot.