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 Online Reference Services 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!
PS: The images below are all in the public domain, with attributions at the bottom of the page.
Thursday | 1 October | It's World Vegetarian Day, a great day to come together and give peas a chance http://credo.link/tpveg |
Friday | 2 October | The Martian starring Matt Damon opens tonight! Learn more about the Red Planet with this Topic Page: http://credo.link/tpmars |
Monday | 5 October | This day in 1991 Marky Mark's Good Vibrations went #1. Our Vibration TopicPage has a Funky Bunch of info you can use: http://credo.link/tpvbr |
Tuesday | 6 October | In the immortal words of the dog from Up, "SQUIRREL!" Happy National Squirrel Awareness Month http://credo.link/tpsqr |
Wednesday | 7 October | Researching Ghosts with unauthoritative sources may come back to haunt you. Use this Topic Page instead: http://credo.link/tpghs |
Thursday | 8 October | Do you like apples? Well Matt Damon was born during peak apple-harvesting season. How do you like them apples? http://credo.link/tpapl |
Friday | 9 October | The Walking Dead comes back Sunday! Time to reanimate your knowledge of zombies with this Topic Page: http://credo.link/tpzmb |
Monday | 12 October | Happy Columbus Day! http://credo.link/tpcld |
Tuesday | 13 October | Talk about Prime Time! This day in 1884 Greenwich became the universal meridian of longitude: http://credo.link/tpprm |
Wednesday | 14 October | This day in 1912 Theodore Roosevelt was shot in Milwaukee -- and still gave his speech. #RoughRiderLife http://credo.link/tptr26 |
Thursday | 15 October | Oh the humanity! October is National Arts & Humanities Month http://credo.link/tphmn |
Friday | 16 October | Explore leadership skills _like a boss_ with this leadership TopicPage! Happy National Boss's Day! http://credo.link/tpldr |
Monday | 19 October | Three years before meeting his Waterloo, Napolean was introduced to Moscow. He began his retreat this day in 1812 http://credo.link/tpmsc |
Tuesday | 20 October | See how horror films have evolved over the past century: http://credo.link/tphrf |
Wednesday | 21 October | Party in Xanadu! Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born this day in 1772: http://credo.link/tpstc |
Thursday | 22 October | Historically, the term ghoul has been associated with Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies, the horror trifecta: http://credo.link/tpghl |
Friday | 23 October | If your chemistry friends are freaking out right now, it's because Mole Day happens at 6:02. http://credo.link/tpcnc |
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Monday | 26 October | The OK Corral was anything but OK this day in 1881. http://credo.link/tpaz |
Tuesday | 27 October | World Series starts tonight! The 1st Series in 1903 saw the Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in 8 games. http://credo.link/tpwsb |
Wednesday | 28 October | In much of Europe, "Jack-o-Lantern" refers to a carved turnip! See the many forms Jack takes with this Topic Page: http://credo.link/tpjol |
Thursday | 29 October | The Pumpkin is the star of the season. It lets down its gourd and gets real in this Topic Page exclusive: http://credo.link/tppkn |
Friday | 30 October | This Halloween Topic Page is all treat and no trick: http://credo.link/tphlw |
Images:
A squirrel eating a malteser.jpg, By Wehiremonkeys (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_squirrel_eating_a_malteser.jpg
Christopher Columbus on Santa Maria in 1492..jpg, Emanuel Leutze [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Columbus_on_Santa_Maria_in_1492..jpg
Chełmiński Napoleon returning from Moscow.jpg, By Creator:Jan Chełmiński (www.muzeum-polskie.org) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Che%C5%82mi%C5%84ski_Napoleon_returning_from_Moscow.jpg
HalloweenPumpkin2.jpg, By Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wyatt_Earp_1869.png