November Social Media Content for Libraries

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 (we'll stick with 140 until everyone is on the 280 train), that you can copy/paste at your leisure, each linking to a Topic Page, which, for Credo Online Reference Services subscribers can be a gateway to all kinds of e-resources.

PS: The images below are all in the public domain.

1 November
November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month, a celebration that sticks to the roof of your mouth all year. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/peanut

2 November
Celebrate National Novel Writing Month with some inspiration from some of the all time great works of literature: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/novel

3 November
Ragnarok opens tonight! Here's a spoiler-free Topic Page detailing the Norse prophecy: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/ragnarok_norse_mythology

6 November
Happy birthday to the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, born this day 1861! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/basketball

7 November
Albetr Camus was born on this day in 1913. Don't be a "stranger" to his Topic Page: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/camus_albert_1913_1960

8 November
Don't get bogged down in open web searches of your favorite Thanksgiving sauces. Learn more about cranberries here: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/cranberries

9 November
Before arguing with your uncle this Thanksgiving, get your facts from reputable sources like this Topic Page https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/political_science

10 November
Murder on the Orient Express opens tonight! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/christie_agatha_1890_1976

13 November
Happy birthday to one of the most iconic authors of the English language, Robert Louis Stevenson! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/stevenson_robert_louis_1850_1894

14 November
Moby Dick came out this day in 1851, but 70+ years passed before anyone considered it a successful literary work. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/moby_dick

15 November
The US consumes hundreds of millions of turkeys each year, approx 46 million on Thanksgiving day alone https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/turkeys

16 November
This day in 1849 Crime & Punishment author Fyodor Dostoevsky was sentenced to death—he was spared at the last minute https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/dostoevsky_fyodor_1821_1881

17 November
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day with one of the country's most popular hikes, the Appalachian Trail. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/appalachian_trail

20 November
Much mythology exists about the Plymouth Colony. Get the real history with reliable sources like this Topic Page: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/plymouth_colony

21 November
It's National Adoption Day, raising awareness for the tens of thousands of US children awaiting adoption. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/adoption

22 November
299 years ago today the notorious pirate Blackbeard was killed off the coast of North Carolina. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/piracy

23 November
Thanksgiving has been celebrated on several different dates since 1621. The current 4th Thursday came about in 1941. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/thanksgiving_day

24 November
In a big win for biologists and the Galapagos tourism industry, Darwin published On The Origin of Species #OTD 1859. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/darwin_charles_1809_1882

27 November
Bram Stoker had studied the occult for years, but it was an acute nightmare that inspired him to write Dracula. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/stoker_bram

28 November
"Thou art sad; get thee a wife, get thee a wife!" Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway this day in 1582 https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/shakespeare_william_1564_1616

29 November
John Montagu created the sandwich as a gambling aid. Learn more about this safe bet for a delicious lunch: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/bread

30 November
Happy birthday Mark Twain! Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born this day in 1835: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/twain_mark_1835_1910