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!
1 October
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Knowledge is power; learn more about this important topic in Credo Reference: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=bullying
1 October
Did you know that today is World Vegetarian Day? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=vegetarian
2 October
The International Day of Nonviolence honors the work and legacy of Mohandas Gandhi, who was born on this day in 1869. Read up on this inspiring Indian activist here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Mahatma%20Gandhi&searchPhrase=Mohandas%20Gandhi
4 October
Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, was launched from the Soviet Baikonur Cosmodrome today in 1957. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=sputnik
5 October
President Harry Truman delivered the first televised speech from the White House on this day in 1947. Interested to learn more about the 33rd U.S. president? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=harry+truman
6 October
Happy birthday, American Library Association! The oldest and largest library association in the world was founded on this day in 1876. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=american+library+association
6 October
Thomas Edison showed the first motion picture on this day in 1889. Read more about the cinema here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Motion+picture
8 October
Today is World Sight Day, observed to raise awareness of blindness and vision impairment. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=blindness
9 October
Today, Leif Erikson Day, honors the Norse explorer who was possibly the first European to reach North America. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Leif+Erikson
11 October
Happy birthday, Eleanor Roosevelt, born on this day 1884! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Eleanor+Roosevelt
13 October
The first woman prime minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher, was born on this day in 1925. A bronze statue of her was unveiled in Parliament in 2007. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Margaret+Thatcher
16 October
Who better to celebrate on Dictionary Day than lexicographer Noah Webster, known for The American Dictionary of the English Language, born this day in 1758. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=noah+webster
16 October
Queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded following the French Revolution on this day in 1793. Explore the significance and global consequences of this social and political revolution. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=French+revolution
17 October
Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=poverty
20 October
The Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon, opened on this day in 1973. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Sydney+Opera+House
22 October
Happy National Nut Day! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=almond
24 October
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=united+nations
25 October
One of the most inventive and prolific talents in 20th-century art, Pablo Picasso, was born on this day in 1881 in Spain. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=picasso
26 October
Happy birthday, Hillary Rodham Clinton, born on this day in 1947! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=hillary+clinton
26 October
The International Red Cross was organized in Geneva, Switzerland, today in 1863. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=red+cross
27 October
“Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Happy birthday to Theodore Roosevelt, born on this day in 1858! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=theodore+roosevelt
28 October
Happy birthday wishes go to Bill Gates, born on this day 65 years ago! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=bill+gates
28 October
On this day in 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, known as the National Prohibition Act. Credo Reference takes a look at prohibition: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=prohibition
30 October
Happy birthday to the second president of the U.S., John Adams, born on this day in 1735. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=John+Adams
31 October
Do you know some of the many names for Halloween? Halloweve, Halleve, Hallowtide, Hollandtide, Hallowmas, November Eve, Holy Eve, Whistle Wassail Night, and Hallowe’en!
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=halloween
31 October
It was on this day in 1517 that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg’s palace church. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=martin+luther
31 October
Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, was born on this day in 1860. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Girl+Scouts
