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Library Journal, a leading trade publication for library professionals, honored 麻豆传媒映画 Comic Arts Librarian as one of its 2025 鈥�.鈥� These annual awards profile notable individuals around the world who are innovative, creative, and helping improve their workplace. 

"Library Journal's 2025 Movers and Shakers represent the best of the creative, inspiring, visionary, and committed individuals who are advancing the library field,鈥� said Hallie Rich, the publication鈥檚 editor-in-chief. 

Jackson 鈥� nominated by Amy Brownlee, a K-12 Library Media Specialist in Sterling, Kansas  鈥�  was honored in the category of 鈥淐hange Agent鈥� along with 10 other librarians from around the U.S. 

鈥淚'm deeply honored to receive the Movers & Shakers Award from Library Journal. Libraries have always been a powerful force in my life, and it's incredibly meaningful to know that my work has made a difference to others,鈥� said Jackson.

In the application, Brownlee wrote: 鈥淏eyond appreciating comics as a reflection of popular culture and a medium worthy of scholarly study, Jackson has furthered her influence through her leadership in the National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute for K-12 teachers on . Through her expert curation of a collection of comics for use by institute participants, Jackson gave the 25 teacher participants the resources they needed to apply the concepts they were learning during the institute to create lessons.鈥� 

Brownlee said Jackson 鈥渉as an impressive depth of knowledge about comics, and her leadership and expertise in the field impacts others and furthers the scholarship of comics. I would describe Pam as a comics evangelist. She wants everyone to know about the power of comics to inform and instruct as well as to entertain.鈥�

In her , Jackson reflected that she was an avid reader as a child and librarians played a central role in her life. She was inspired to work with comics by her sense of justice. 鈥淐omics have always been examinations in justice, holding up a mirror to what it means to be human, to be flawed, and to be empathetic,鈥� Jackson said.

In addition to serving as the Comic Arts librarian, Jackson co-founded with College of Arts and Letters Professor .

For over a decade, Pam has led the growth of 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 comics and graphic art collection, forging key campus and community partnerships that make it a hub for innovative teaching, student opportunities, and local engagement, said Library Dean Scott Walter. 

鈥淚 can think of few better examples of a library鈥檚 collections and services being at the 鈥榟eart鈥� of teaching, learning, and scholarship at a research university, and I am grateful to Library Journal for recognizing Pam鈥檚 work and the work of her colleagues across 麻豆传媒映画,鈥� said Walter. 

Jackson is particularly proud of her work with the K-12 Summer Institute. 

鈥淭hese teachers were looking for age-appropriate comics that, at their core, could be used to teach about inclusion and understanding differences,鈥� she said. 鈥淢any mentioned a desire to lower rates of bullying. We were also able to consider comics that address misinformation and disinformation, and those critical thinking skills are key to developing civically-engaged, truth-seeking and compassionate students.鈥�

Beyond 麻豆传媒映画, she has served as an archivist for San Diego Comic Fest. She has written numerous articles about comics and pop culture for academic publications and has presented at Comic-Con International, San Diego Comic Fest, and the Popular Culture Association. Jackson served as a judge for the 2021 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.