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 daily 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. Our Topic Pages offer a great way for users to explore background information and context, while gaining familiarity with your Credo platform.
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!
2 December
Learn more about the personal life of Tchaikovsky, the composer whose Nutcracker melodies are omnipresent in movies and commercials during the holiday season. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/tchaikovsky_peter_1840_1893
3 December
Happy birthday to author Joseph Conrad! Conrad wrote all of his novels in English, despite not learning the language until he was 17. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/conrad_joseph_1857_1924
4 December
You can’t celebrate #NationalCookieDay without a heaping serving of info on chocolate. Did you know the Maya were using chocolate in prepared food as early as 900 BCE? https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/chocolate
5 December
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began this day in 1955 in response to the earlier arrest of Rosa Parks. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/abcamerecon/montgomery_bus_boycott_1955_1956/0
6 December
In a big win for literature and anti-censorship, this day in 1933 James Joyce’s novel Ulysses was ruled “not obscene” by the US District Court. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/ulysses_novel
9 December
Did you know Reindeer are the only deer in which both sexes have antlers? https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/reindeer
10 December
Happy birthday Emily Dickinson, born this day in 1830! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/dickinson_emily_1830_1886
11 December
One of America’s most famous rocks was landed upon this day in 1620… or was it? Learn about the mythology and history of Plymouth Rock: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/plymouth_colony
12 December
“With my burnt hand, I write on the nature of fire.” Happy birthday Flaubert! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/flaubert_gustave_1821_1880
13 December
Gift-giving is an important component in many cultures. See how “reciprocity” as a sociological construct strengthens ties within a community or network. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/reciprocity
16 December
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that today is Jane Austen’s birthday: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/austen_jane_1775_1817
17 December
Happy #NationalMapleSyrupDay! Learn more about the rich history this sweetener played in Native American and colonial diets: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/maple_syrup
18 December
Troubles with procrastination? This Topic Page on the subject offers some interesting insights… and reading it buys you five minutes to put off doing something else https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/procrastination
19 December
One of the great non-Halloween holiday ghost stories was published this day in 1843. Learn more about Dickens and A Christmas Carol: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/dickens_charles_1812_1870
20 December
Fandom and reference overlap with scholarly Topic Pages like this one on Star Wars: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/star_wars_films
23 December
Chag urim sameach to all our friends celebrating Hanukkah! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/hanukkah
24 December
Worst Library Christmas Eve Ever:
This day in 1851, a fire destroyed 35K volumes in the @librarycongress! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/library_of_congress
25 December
Merry Christmas! Learn more about the origin of Yule Logs, mistletoe, and tree-trimming with this Topic Page: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/christmas
26 December
The first day of Kwanzaa celebrates the principle of “umoja,” or Unity. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/kwanzaa
27 December
The term “meme” became popular in the age of social media, but did you know it was coined in 1976 to explain the spread of cultural phenomena? https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/memes
30 December
Happy birthday Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling! https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/kipling_rudyard_1865_1936
31 December
Did you know Neapolitans believe it’s good luck to throw pots and pans out the window at midnight on New Year’s Eve? For other fun New Year’s traditions, visit this Topic Page: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/new_year_s_eve
