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.
Tuesday | 1 November | With candy at peak proliferation, this Dentistry Topic Page is a solid reminder of the post-Halloween sugar crash: http://credo.link/tpdsy |
Wednesday | 2 November | Talk about tricky satellite installation, the International Space Station opened 15 years ago today! http://credo.link/tpspc |
Thursday | 3 November | It's International Sandwich Day! Celebrate John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich with this bread Topic Page: http://credo.link/tpbrd |
Friday | 4 November | In pursuit of a more perfect union, Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd this day, 1842. http://credo.link/tpal16 |
Monday | 7 November | It's a good day for Morpheus on this, the first Monday after we set our clocks back. http://credo.link/tpmps |
Tuesday | 8 November | Don't forget to vote! This Topic Page talks about the study of elections, which is called "psephology": http://credo.link/tpvote |
Wednesday | 9 November | Snare some great resources with this Drums Topic Page. Happy International Drum Month! http://credo.link/tpdrm |
Thursday | 10 November | Celebrate Sesame Street's 45th bday with this Jim Henson TopicPage, brought to you by the letters C-R-E-D & O: http://credo.link/tpjhs |
Friday | 11 November | Veterans Day almost became a Monday Holiday observed on the 4th Monday of Oct, but people much preferred the 11th: http://credo.link/tpvets |
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Monday | 14 November | "Call me Ishmael." Moby Dick was published 165 years ago today! http://credo.link/tpmbd |
Tuesday | 15 November | #OTD in 1867 the 1st stock ticker debuted in NYC, forever changing the way information travelled on Wall Street http://credo.link/tpwst |
Wednesday | 16 November | The 1st Harry Potter film opened 15 years ago today! Time flies when you don't have Hermione's Time-Turner necklace http://credo.link/tphpo |
Thursday | 17 November | Celebrate National Take A Hike Day with this Appalachian Trail Topic page: http://credo.link/tpapt |
Friday | 18 November | Did you know that the western half of Antarctica is an archipelago buried under thousands of feet of ice? http://credo.link/tpant |
Monday | 21 November | Rocky premiered 40 years ago today, tapping into America's love of training montages http://credo.link/tpbox |
Tuesday | 22 November | The US unveiled the stealth bomber this day, 1988. For info that's easy to spot, try Topic Pages like this: http://credo.link/tpstl |
Wednesday | 23 November | November is Sweet Potato Awareness Month. Did you know Sweet Potatoes and Yams are different things? http://credo.link/tpspt |
Thursday | 24 November | Happy Thanksgiving! http://credo.link/tpthk |
Friday | 25 November | Black Friday is a great day to study up on consumerism: http://credo.link/tpcsm |
Monday | 28 November | Love's labours were anything but lost this day in 1582 when William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway http://credo.link/tpwsp |
Tuesday | 29 November | #OTD 1942, Coffee rationing began in the US. For fully-caffeinated research help any time, try Topic Pages http://credo.link/tpcfe |
Wednesday | 30 November | Happy birthday, Mark Twain, born #OTD 1835! http://credo.link/tpmkt |
Images:
Arrangement of polling place.jpg, By Alexander L. Peterman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arrangement_of_polling_place.jpg
Voyage of the Pequod, By Everett Henry (1893–1961) (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri064.html) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_voyage_of_the_Pequod.jpg
Ice Penguin, by DigitalDesigner, Public Domain, via Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/en/ice-penguin-cold-winter-snow-bird-1079233/
The First Thanksgiving Jean Louis Gerome Ferris.png, by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_First_Thanksgiving_Jean_Louis_Gerome_Ferris.png#file