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 May
Read more about galaxies far, far away: https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/heliconhe/galaxy/0 #SpaceDay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 May
May is #ALSAwarenessMonth. Baseball star Lou Gehrig died of ALS in 1941, bringing this motor neuron disease national attention. Get the facts here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=als

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 May
Happy birthday to American pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock! His best-selling books on child rearing urged parents to have confidence in their own expertise and instincts on raising their children. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=benjamin%20spock #BenjaminSpock #childcare

4 May
Happy #StarWarsDay! #MaytheFourth be with you. Fans, rejoice at this Star Wars-themed reference content: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=star%20wars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 May
Most people with celiac disease remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Help spread understanding and awareness of this autoimmune disease: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=celiac%20disease #CeliacAwarenessMonth #glutenfree

 

 

 

7 May
The #PulitzerPrizes have been awarded each May since 1917. Joseph Pulitzer directed that the winners “study social, political, and moral conditions of the people and the character and principles of the foreign press.” https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=pulitzer%20prizes

 

 

 

 

 

8 May
Today marks the 75th anniversary of V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) when Germany surrendered at the end of World War II. The war continued in the Pacific theater until Japan’s surrender on August 15, which is marked by V-J Day. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=v-e%20day

9 May 
The first U.S. newspaper cartoon appeared on this day in 1754, but it’s the 1890s that commonly marks the birth of comic strips in the American press, with The Yellow Kid appearing in New York World.   https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Comics

10 May
Happy #MothersDay! Did you know the practice of honoring mothers dates back to antiquity, with ancient Greeks honoring Rhea, the mother of Zeus, and ancient Romans celebrating the mother goddess Cybele in a festival known as Hilaria? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=mother%27s%20day

 

 

 

10 May
It was on this day in 1940 that Winston Churchill became prime minister. A few days later, he delivered his oft-quoted “blood, tears, toil, and sweat” speech to the House of Commons. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=winston%20churchill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 May
Today in 1804 marked the beginning of the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition. Did you know that after the men reached the Three Forks of the Missouri River, they named the three branches after Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin in loyalty to the administration? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=lewis%20and%20clark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 May
Today on National Chocolate Chip Day today, we celebrate the chocolate chip. Chocolate can be traced to the earliest civilizations of Mesoamerica, but chocolate chips weren’t introduced until the 1930s.  https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=chocolate

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 May
Happy birthday to author L. Frank Baum! We know him best for his classic The Wizard of Oz, but did you know he wrote more than 70 other children’s books, including Mother Goose in Prose?https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=frank%20l.%20baum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 May
It’s International Museum Day! Did you know that the word “museum” is derived from the Greek “mouseion,” which originally denoted a place holy to the Muses?
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=museum

 

 

 

 

 

19 May
Malcolm X was born this day in 1925. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=malcolm%20x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 May
Nicknamed “Angel of the Battlefield,” Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross #onthisday in 1881. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Clara%20Barton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 May 
Party on Baker Street! It’s Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=arthur%20conan%20doyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 May
It’s #LuckyPennyDay! Since ancient times, people of every culture have subscribed to superstitions: Find a penny, pick it up…it’s good luck to see a shooting star…or walking under a ladder will bring bad luck. Read more about these beliefs and practices: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=superstition #superstition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 May 
#Onthis day in 1844, the first Morse code message was sent from Washington, DC, to Baltimore: “What hath God wrought?” https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=samuel%20morse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 May
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” Happy birthday to Ralph Waldo Emerson, born this day in 1882! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=ralph%20waldo%20emerson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 May
Today in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula went on sale in London. It was the 1924 stage adaptation by Hamilton Deane that gave the Count his now famous red-lined black cape.
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=dracula

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 May
Happy birthday, Walt Whitman, born this day in 1819! Did you know that three of his seven siblings were named Andrew Jackson, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=walt%20whitman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 May
Today is #WorldNoTobaccoDay, and this year’s global campaign aims to empower and protect youth from tobacco and nicotine use. Knowledge starts right here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=tobacco%20use