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 May
It’s Jewish American Heritage Month! Today we celebrate and honor the generations of Jewish American contributions and achievements to the U.S. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Jewish
1 May
#Onthisday in 1931, the Empire State Building opened in NYC. Have you visited the top? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Empire%20State%20Building
2 May
Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman won a Pulitzer Prize #onthisday in 1949. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Death%20of%20a%20Salesman
3 May
Happy birthday, Niccolò Machiavelli! Did you know that his work The Prince inspired the term “Machiavellian”? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Niccolo%20Machiavelli
4 May
#Maythe4thBeWithYou! Celebrate Star Wars Day by watching your favorite films from the franchise. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Star%20wars
4 May
It’s #ThankATeacher day! Don’t forget to thank a teacher (or many!) for their hard work and dedication throughout the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 May
Feliz #CincoDeMayo! Todos dia, we celebrate Mexican heritage and honor the Mexican army’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Mexico
6 May
Under general and revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture, Haiti revolted against France #onthisday in 1794. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Haiti
8 May
#Onthisday in 1348, a ship carrying the black plague landed in Melcombe Regis (now Weymouth) in Dorset. The black plague is estimated to have killed about 25 million people in Europe. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=black%20death
9 May
Happy Mother’s Day! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Mother%27s%20Day
10 May
#Onthisday in 1774, Louis XVI, ascended to the throne of France. He was the last king of France before the inevitable fall of the monarchy. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Louis%20XVI
11 May
Happy birthday, Salvador Dalí, born on this day in 1904! The memorable artist was awarded the Grand Cross of Isabella the Catholic, one of the highest Spanish decorations. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Salvador%20Dali
12 May
#Onthisday in 2002, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in Cuba, becoming the first President of the U.S., in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro’s 1959 revolution. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Jimmy%20Carter
13 May
The Great Dust Bowl, which brought ecological, agricultural, and financial disasters in the Midwest, swept across the U.S. #onthisday in 1934. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Dustbowl
14 May
#Onthisday in 1804, Lewis and Clark set off on their expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. Explore more about the expedition in Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Lewis%20and%20Clark
15 May
Founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the National Woman Suffrage Association formed in New York #on this day in 1869. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Woman%20Suffrage
16 May
It’s National Mimosa Day! Pop open the champagne and pour your favorite orange juice to enjoy people’s favorite brunch beverage.
17 May
Today we raise awareness of LGBT rights and celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. You can learn more about the LGBT community with Credo Reference: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=LGBT
18 May
Archibald Constable and Company in London published Irish author Bram Stoker’s famous work Dracula #onthisday in 1897. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Bram%20Stoker
19 May
The second wife of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, was beheaded at the Tower of London #onthisday in 1536. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Anne%20Boleyn
21 May
#Onthisday in 1819, the first bicycles in the U.S. were introduced in NYC. Did you know they were once called “swift walkers”? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=bicycles
22 May
During the Battle of Granicus, the Macedonian army, led by Alexander the Great, defeated Darius III of Persia #onthisday in 334 B.C. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Alexander%20the%20Great
24 May
It’s #NationalScavengerHuntDay! Let’s celebrate this adventurous day by hunting for items within your home, across town, or even virtually!
25 May
Writer and poet Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of imprisonment for gross indecency #onthisday in 1895. Wilde is best remembered for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Oscar%20Wilde
26 May
#Onthisday in 1857, Dred Scott, an enslaved African-American man, and his family, were freed by owner Henry Taylor Blow. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Dred%20Scott%20v.%20Sandford
28 May
The Indian Removal Act was signed by U.S. President Andrew Jackson #onthisday in 1830. The law led to the forceful removal of thousands of Native Americans, setting the stage for the Trail of Tears. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Indian%20Removal%20Act
29 May
Under the ruling of Mehmed II, Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire, fell to the Turks #onthisday in 1453, leading to the end of the Byzantine Empire. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Byzantine%20Empire
30 May
30 MayDuring the Hundred Years’ War, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake at age nineteen. You can learn more about the war and Joan of Arc’s legacy in Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Hundred%20Years%27%20War
31 May
It’s Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day. Today we remember and honor those who have died in military service for the U.S.
