Looking to up your library's social media game? One of the best ways to engage followers to is to provide a consistent stream of fun/useful content. Understanding that libraries don't always have the time to generate all of the content they'd like, we're here to help!
Below you will find daily posts, all under Twitter’s 280-character limit, 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.This content is free for the taking, no character-eating attribution to us necessary!
PS: The images below are all in the public domain.
1 November
Happy National Author Day! Who is your favorite novelist? https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/novel
2 November
Celebrate Cookie Monster's birthday with this Girl Scout's Topic Page: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/girl_scouts
5 November
Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up the British Parliament in 1605, has seen a resurgence of popularity this century as his visage was adopted by the hacktivist group Anonymous. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/fawkes_guy_1570_1606
6 November
Happy Election Day! Learn more about the history of voting with this Topic Page: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/vote
7 November
Happy bday Marie Curie! She gave the world a gift when she didn't claim any patents in her work with radiation https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/curie_marie_1867_1934
8 November
November is Native American Heritage Month! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/american_indians
9 November
Interested in learning more about Saudi Arabia and the rise of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman? This Topic Page is a good place to start:
https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/saudi_arabia
12 November
Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day following WWI, but was officially renamed in 1954 to include those who fought in WWII and future conflicts. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/veterans_day
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
Plymouth Rock occupies a unique place in American history, however evidence that the Pilgrims landed there in 1620 is scant. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/plymouth_colony
15 November
Happy birthday, Georgia O'Keefe, born this day in 1887! Learn more about this influential painter: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/o_keeffe_georgia_1887_1986
16 November
The Incan Empire was brought down on this day in 1533 with Pizarro's attack and capture of emperor Atahualpa near the town of Cajamarca. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/inca
19 November
Seven score and 15 years ago Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in US history, The Gettysburg Address https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/gettysburg_address
20 November
Celebrate National Pomegranate Month with the most famous pomegranate-eater of them all, Persephone: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/persephone
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
Happy Thanksgiving! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/thanksgiving_day
23 November
Black Friday is a great time to learn about the history of malls in the US. Did you know the first enclosed mall, opened in Edina, Minnesota in 1956? https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/shopping_center
26 November
This day in 1862 a mathematician later known as Lewis Carroll gave a friend, "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/alice_s_adventures_in_wonderland
27 November
This Topic Page on decimals gets right to the point: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/decimal
28 November
This Darwin Topic Page is a natural selection for anyone starting their research on the great naturalist: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/darwin_charles_1809_1882
29 November
Author of A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L'Engle, was born this day, 1918. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/l_engle_madeleine
30 November
The Brady Bill was signed into law this day 25 years ago today; for more information on firearms and crime, check out this Topic Page: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/firearms_and_crime
