At Credo we understand the need for libraries to write interesting social media content to engage your users and raise awareness of valuable resources and services. That’s why we’ve created this monthly blog post with social media posts featuring interesting observances, trivia, this-day-in-history, and humor that your library can copy/paste to your own feed with no attribution necessary.

PS: the images here are all in the public domain (mostly from Pixabay and Wikimedia Commons), so feel free to take advantage of them when you post!

1 August

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Read how vaccinations work and why they’re so important: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=immunization @credoreference

2 August

Happy birthday to James Baldwin, known for works such as Go Tell It on the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son, and other classics. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=james+baldwin @credoreference

 

4 August

Happy birthday to Barack Obama, who turns 59 today! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=barack+obama @credoreference

4 August

#Onthisday in 1936, Jesse Owens won the long jump in the Berlin Olympic Games, one of four gold medals he won there. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=jesse+owens @credoreference

 

5 August

Happy birthday to Neil Armstrong, born this day in 1930! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=neil+armstrong @credoreference

6 August

Birthday wishes go to Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola on this day in 1928! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=andy+warhol @credoreference

10 August

#Onthisday in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was established by the U.S. Congress by the bequest of James Smithson, an English scientist. Learn more here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=smithsonian @credoreference

11 August 

Alex Haley, author of the widely acclaimed novel Roots, was born on this day in 1921. Happy birthday! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=alex+haley @credoreference

12 August

It was on this day in 1981 that the IBM PC was first announced. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=pc @credoreference

13 August

Happy birthday wishes go to Sir Alfred Hitchcock, born this day in 1899! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=alfred+hitchcock @credoreference

15 August

Happy birthday to Julia Child, the acclaimed cooking teacher, author, and television personality! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=julia+child @credoreference

15 August

The Berlin Wall was built #onthisday in 1961, with the aim of preventing citizens of communist East Germany from escaping to the West. Explore more here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=berlin+wall @credoreference

18 August

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote! Explore women’s suffrage in the U.S. and around the world here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=women%27s+suffrage @credoreference

19 August

Happy birthday to the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=bill+clinton @credoreference

19 August

Happy birthday to Orville Wright, the younger of the two famous Wright brothers, born #onthisday in 1871! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=orville+wright @credoreference

21 August

Named after its largest island and nicknamed the Aloha State, Hawaii became the 50th state of the union #onthisday in1959. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Hawaii @credoreference

22 August

Ann Franklin, the first female newspaper editor, was born on this day in 1762. More about newspapers here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=newspaper @credoreference

26 August

Happy birthday to Mother Teresa!
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=mother+teresa @credoreference

29 August

Happy birthday to pop icon Michael Jackson, born this day in 1958! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=michael+jackson @credoreference

29 August

Hurricane Katrina made landfall on this day in 2005. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=hurricane+katrina @credoreference

29 August

Happy birthday to John McCain, born this day in 1936! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=john+mccain @credoreference

31 August

Educator Maria Montessori was born #onthisday in 1870 and became one of the best-known women to contribute to contemporary educational theory. Learn more about her ideas and legacy: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=montessori @credoreference