We understand your library wants to post fun content to social media but that you might not have the time to dedicate to writing it, so we'd like to help!
Below you will find daily posts, all under Twitter's 140 character limit (good for Facebook too), that you can copy/paste at your leisure, each linking to a Topic Page, which for Credo or Literati subscribers can be a gateway to all kinds of e-resources.
This content is free for the taking, no character-eating attribution to us necessary!
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Date |
Post |
| Monday |
06/02/14 |
Dead Poets Society released 25 yrs ago today. Battle between inspirational desk-standing & OSHA compliance heats up http://bit.ly/1jAsuLw |
| Tuesday |
06/03/14 |
Dad's from 80s Music Videos strike a victory in Santa Cruz this day in 1956, outlawing rock music http://bit.ly/RfWWz3 |
| Wednesday |
06/04/14 |
Intellectual Property piracy threatens life on the high ©'s http://bit.ly/1jbVm8b |
| Thursday |
06/05/14 |
[I]n reading, the mind is, in fact, only the playground of another's thoughts. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer http://bit.ly/Rzwuk7 |
| Friday |
06/06/14 |
Today marks the 70th Anniversary of D-Day! Credo’s Topic Page will tell you all about Operation Overlord: http://bit.ly/1heAKfT |
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| Monday |
06/09/14 |
Did you know it's National Dairy Month? What an opportunity for cheesy puns! http://bit.ly/1k1wsOF |
| Tuesday |
06/10/14 |
Franklin had to fly a kite in a lightning storm to study electricity; you have this considerably safer Topic Page: http://bit.ly/1ju3r8i |
| Wednesday |
06/11/14 |
Has it seriously been 28 years since Ferris Bueller's Day Off was released??? http://bit.ly/RC57G9 |
| Thursday |
06/12/14 |
Credo’s vegetarianism TopicPage is like a friendly rapper: it's got no beef. http://bit.ly/1tQk5GU |
| Friday |
06/13/14 |
You have the right to remain information literate. Celebrate the 48th anniv. of Miranda Rights with this Topic Page: http://bit.ly/RC5eS2 |
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| Monday |
06/16/14 |
Picture Me Scrollin... through this Tupac TopicPage on what would have been his 43rd birthday: http://bit.ly/1nCAIEe |
| Tuesday |
06/17/14 |
He played for the Bills, but it was a Bronco OJ Simpson used to evade LA police 20 years ago today http://bit.ly/1hz78do |
| Wednesday |
06/18/14 |
This day in 1815 Napoleon literally met what would figuratively symbolize ultimate defeat for future generations: http://bit.ly/1pkm46B |
| Thursday |
06/19/14 |
In a big win for expressing ups & downs metaphorically, the 1st roller coaster opened on Coney Island 130 yrs ago http://bit.ly/1lRxJU0 |
| Friday |
06/20/14 |
France's Third Estate served up some revolutionary zeal with their Tennis Court Oath 225 years ago today: http://bit.ly/1nCBhxZ |
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| Monday |
06/23/14 |
The 1st Wimbledon tournament in 1877 was an attempt to raise money to purchase a new roller for the croquet lawns http://bit.ly/SfH4gX |
| Tuesday |
06/24/14 |
Jellyfish are neither jelly nor fish. Discuss: http://bit.ly/1nuY01a |
| Wednesday |
06/25/14 |
Did you know O. Henry learned to write while in prison for embezzlement? http://bit.ly/TUABJD |
| Thursday |
06/26/14 |
Did you hear about the subversive root vegetable movement? They stay under ground but turnip from time to time http://bit.ly/1kgKG8D |
| Friday |
06/27/14 |
92 years ago today, the 1st Newbery Medal was awarded to Hendrik Willem van Loon for The Story of Mankind http://bit.ly/TUAJc3 |
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| Monday |
06/30/14 |
You don't have to navigate a labyrinth of unreliable web sources to learn about David Bowie; use this Topic Page! http://bit.ly/1mGlgWs |
Images:
D-Day ships: By Hampton, J A (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer (Imperial War Museum Collections Search A 23877) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Fresh cut fruits and vegetables: By Peggy Greb, U.S. Department of Agriculture [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Hugh Lawrence Doherty Vanity Fair 1 September 1904: Leslie Ward [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Summer: John Henry Twachtman [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
