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.
P.S.: 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!
March 1
Celebrate Women’s History Month by learning more about remarkable women in history, such as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose cases continue to protect women from discrimination. Learn more about her at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=ruth%20bader%20ginsberg
March 2
Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened! Happy birthday, Theodor Geisel—better known as celebrated children’s book author Dr. Seuss, born #onthisday in 1904. Learn more about Dr. Seuss at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Dr.%20Seuss
March 3
“Carmen” premiered in Paris #onthisday in 1875 and quickly became one of the most popular Western operas of all time. Learn more about its French composer, Georges Bizet, at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Georges%20Bizet%27s
March 4
Is it a coincidence that today is National Oreo Cookie Day and National Dentist’s Day? 🦷 😁 Brush up on your knowledge of oral health at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=oral%20hygiene
March 6
Happy birthday, Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude. Learn more about the Nobel Prize in Literature winner at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sageact/garc%C3%ADa_m%C3%A1rquez_gabriel_1927/0
March 7
Happy #NationalCerealDay! 🥣 Did you know Kellogg’s Corn Flakes were eaten by astronauts aboard Apollo 11? The cereal was mixed with fruit and pressed into cubes to eat in zero gravity. Learn more about the Apollo project at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/heliconhe/apollo_project/0
March 11
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the head of the World Health Organization #onthisday in 2020. Learn more about the impact of the coronavirus at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=covid-19
March 12
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate Alfred Hitchcock Day than to watch one of his classic suspense thrillers. Learn more about the English-American film director, writer, and producer at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=alfred%20hitchcock
March 12
Happy birthday to Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac, a.k.a., Jack Kerouac, born #onthisday in 1922. Learn more about the Beat Generation novelist at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Jack%20Kerouac
March 13
Let the sunshine in! ☀️ Daylight Savings Time officially begins at 2:00 am. Learn more about the history of this act to preserve daylight at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/columency/daylight_saving_time/0
March 14
Celebrate two greats on one day! National Pi Day and Albert Einstein’s birthday, a celebration worthy of both dessert and math enthusiasts! 𝛑 🥧 Learn more about the German-born theoretical physicist at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Albert%20Einstein
March 15
Beware the Ides of March. Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated #onthisday in 44 B.C. by his senators. Learn more about the Roman general, statesman, and dictator at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Julius%20Caesar&searchPhrase=Julius%20Ceaser
March 17
☘️ Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! ☘️ Did you know Saint Patrick’s Day did not become a public holiday in Ireland until 1900? Learn more about the Patron saint of Ireland and the history of his feast day at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Saint%20Patrick%27s%20Day
March 19
#Onthisday in 2003, President George W. Bush ordered airstrikes on Baghdad, charging that Saddam Hussein had massive stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons (he did not). To learn more about the history of the Iraq War, visit Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Iraq%20War
March 21
Happy birthday to German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, considered by many to be the father of Western classical music, born #onthisday in 1685. Learn more about this prolific baroque-era composer at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/heliconhe/bach_johann_sebastian/0
March 23
Lawyer, orator, and statesman Patrick Henry famously proclaimed, “Give me liberty or give me death!” #onthisday in 1775. Learn more about this Revolutionary War figure at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Patrick%20Henry
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March 24
Happy birthday to Harry Houdini, born Erich Weiss #onthisday in 1874. Learn more about the legendary magician and escape artist at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=HARRY%20HOUDINI
March 25
Happy birthday to Flannery O’Connor, one of the most important voices in American fiction, born in Savannah, Georgia, #onthisday in 1925. Learn more about the novelist, short story writer, and essayist at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=FLANNERY%20O%E2%80%99CONNOR
March 26
Live Long and Prosper Day is celebrated on the birthdate of its inspiration, Leonard Nimoy, best known as Starfleet officer Mr. Spock. The Vulcan gesture is based on a traditional Jewish religious blessing. Learn more about Judaism at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=judaism
March 28
A partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania resulted in the release of radioactive gas and iodine into the atmosphere #onthisday in 1979. Learn about safer, renewable energy at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=renewable%20energy
March 30
#Onthisday in 1867, the U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, approximately 2 cents per acre. Learn more about the history of our 49th state at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Alaska
March 31
Happy birthday to fashion designer Liz Claiborne, born #onthisday in 1929. Liz Claiborne, Inc, became the first female-founded company to be ranked on the Fortune 500 list. For a deeper dive into the history of fashion, visit Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=fashion
