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!
Day |
Date |
Post |
Tuesday |
1 July |
Stop. Drop. Shut'em down open up shop. This day in 1898 the Rough Riders rolled to victory on San Juan Hill. http://bit.ly/V2udAo |
Wednesday |
2 July |
Happy 50th anniversary to the Civil Rights Act of 1964! http://bit.ly/1k63kkC |
Thursday |
3 July |
Don't let birthday boy Tom Cruise educate you on vitamins; use scholarly sources like this Topic Page: http://bit.ly/1lJqf9V |
Friday |
4 July |
What gives fireworks their colors? Red: strontium compounds White: magnesium Blue: copper compounds |
Monday |
7 July |
Happy Birthday Dr. Watson! Little is known his biological parents, but we've got info on the man who created him: http://bit.ly/1rPHjf5 |
Tuesday |
8 July |
If your lingo doesn't jibe with the other sailers, try a different tack: research sailing using this TopicPage http://bit.ly/Twqyt5 |
Wednesday |
9 July |
Mehmed V wasn't the only sultan making headlines in 1914: this month marks the 100th anniv of Babe Ruth's MLB debut: http://bit.ly/1jCKwK0 |
Thursday |
10 July |
Happy BDay Alice Munro, an author whose short stories are long on acclaim! http://bit.ly/1mdIzJq |
Friday |
11 July |
"I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens." Happy Birthday EB White! http://bit.ly/1rPJkbb |
Monday |
14 July |
The Bastille had many abuses, overcrowding wasn't one of them: it held 7 prisoners when it was stormed 225 yrs ago bit.ly/1nCBhxZ |
Tuesday |
15 July |
Banner day for all who find hieroglyphs interesting (aka everyone) this day in 1799 with discovery of Rosetta Stone http://bit.ly/1lsc702 |
Wednesday |
16 July |
Whether your Eclipses are solar, lunar, or of the heart, find the info you need on Credo’s TopicPage: http://bit.ly/1r611pd |
Thursday |
17 July |
Disneyland opened this day in 1955, a fantastical land where competing royal families manage to coexist peacefully. http://bit.ly/V2Do3E |
Friday |
18 July |
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Gonzo birthday wishes to Hunter S Thompson, born this day in 1937: http://bit.ly/1qK6a42 |
Monday |
21 July |
Armstrong made a giant leap to learn about the moon, you only need take the small step of clicking on this TopicPage http://bit.ly/1sRtNvM |
Tuesday |
22 July |
The ultimate muffin ingredient leaves baking connoisseurs feeling anything but blue: Happy National Blueberry Month! http://bit.ly/1jCRyyj |
Wednesday |
23 July |
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” ~ Socrates http://bit.ly/1x5dgCV |
Thursday |
24 July |
Bear in mind that while "Yosemite" means Grizzly, that isn't the only ursine species in the park: http://bit.ly/1vo5Fgf |
Friday |
25 July |
Here's to hoping the new Hercules movie opening tonight isn't a "labor" to sit through... http://bit.ly/1pErCKF |
Monday |
28 July |
The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified this day in 1868. Learn more about its implications here: http://bit.ly/1mNdrQa |
Tuesday |
29 July |
Baseball combines bats and diamonds in ways previously only associated with affluent vampires http://bit.ly/1mA5DfN |
Wednesday |
30 July |
This day in 1976, decathlete and wax mannequin of himself, Bruce Jenner won gold in Montreal http://bit.ly/1pErM4R |
Thursday |
31 July |
Wishing JK Rowling a birthday with more surprises than a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans! http://bit.ly/1pPUawt |
Images:
Beautiful sky with fireworks.jpg, By Jon Sullivan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beautiful_sky_with_fireworks.jpg
Rosetta Stone BW.jpg, The website of the European Space Agency (ESA) [Public Domain], via Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosetta_Stone_BW.jpeg
Maturing blueberry.jpg, Photographed by Dladek in July 2006 and released to the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maturing_blueberry.jpg#filelinks
Entrance to the Yosemite valley.jpg, By Jon Sullivan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entrance_to_the_Yosemite_valley.jpg