Pam Picray is a retired school librarian with over 40 years’ experience. A graduate of Mississippi University for Women, Pam’s career has spanned a variety of levels of libraries including public, army medical, private middle and elementary schools, and public elementary schools. The majority of her career was spent with Duval County Public Schools as an elementary school librarian. While with DCPS, Pam served as a mentor for new librarians in the county. She also served on the boards of Media Educators of Duval in Action (MEDIA) and Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN). While on the board of MEDIA, Pam served as President two times. Her specialties during her career included inner-city school librarianship and cultural-diversity training. 

Pam believes that the most important part of being a librarian is to foster a love of reading. 

In her spare time, Pam volunteers with various non-profit organizations including running a summer reading program for families battling cancer. Pam enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, son-in-law, and grand-dog Doodles. She is an avid sports fan, working with the Edward Waters University basketball and football teams. Pam lives in Jacksonville with her husband and rescue border collie, Bella.