Noelle Boc
@bookheroine.bsky.social
Hiker. Musician in The Zip-Ups. Librarian. Gardener. Mom.
Ummm, so are they suggesting that WOMEN are to blame for autism?
Sure seems like that’s the implication.
Sure seems like that’s the implication.
September 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Ummm, so are they suggesting that WOMEN are to blame for autism?
Sure seems like that’s the implication.
Sure seems like that’s the implication.
Re-read Neal Shusterman’s Scythe and besides remembering how kick ass awesome it is, it is also a timely read between the politics and the advancement of AI.
Of course, now I have to read the whole series again.
#scythe
Of course, now I have to read the whole series again.
#scythe
August 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Re-read Neal Shusterman’s Scythe and besides remembering how kick ass awesome it is, it is also a timely read between the politics and the advancement of AI.
Of course, now I have to read the whole series again.
#scythe
Of course, now I have to read the whole series again.
#scythe
I called. It works. And I’m happier now.
Callin' Oates: The Hotline You Don't Need (But Might Call Anyway)
A new hotline puts the music of Hall & Oates at your fingertips. The question, of course, is: Why?
www.npr.org
July 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I called. It works. And I’m happier now.
I planted dahlias for the first time this year and boy, they sure are pretty.
Nature heals!
Nature heals!
July 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I planted dahlias for the first time this year and boy, they sure are pretty.
Nature heals!
Nature heals!
The world is burning down, but at least I’ve got my band The Zip-Ups playing a gig this Friday night at Warp and Weft to look forward to.
July 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The world is burning down, but at least I’ve got my band The Zip-Ups playing a gig this Friday night at Warp and Weft to look forward to.
For today’s bit of levity in dark times, Hobbes continues his love affair with my Birkenstocks.
#birkenstocks #cats
#birkenstocks #cats
July 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
For today’s bit of levity in dark times, Hobbes continues his love affair with my Birkenstocks.
#birkenstocks #cats
#birkenstocks #cats
Having not the best day ever, but just went to the hula hooping class at the library and I feel much better.
July 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Having not the best day ever, but just went to the hula hooping class at the library and I feel much better.
Still chuckling that my dad misread the Texas Roadhouse menu and thought they had Portuguese steak.
June 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Still chuckling that my dad misread the Texas Roadhouse menu and thought they had Portuguese steak.
Harvard existed before the United States did. They know how to endure. They aren’t going to just topple.
Good.
Good.
May 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Harvard existed before the United States did. They know how to endure. They aren’t going to just topple.
Good.
Good.
Apparently, I have Trump Derangement Syndrome cos I pointed out historically presidents have hidden their medical problems ( i.e. Kennedy) & that Biden’s news is just one in a chain. Some day we will likely hear about some hidden Trump condition. But I’m deranged.
Where my other afflicted folks at?
Where my other afflicted folks at?
May 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Apparently, I have Trump Derangement Syndrome cos I pointed out historically presidents have hidden their medical problems ( i.e. Kennedy) & that Biden’s news is just one in a chain. Some day we will likely hear about some hidden Trump condition. But I’m deranged.
Where my other afflicted folks at?
Where my other afflicted folks at?
First thing I thought when I heard it’s an American pope is that the current administration is somehow going to take some sort of credit for it and isn’t that just going to take the cake.
#pope
#pope
May 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
First thing I thought when I heard it’s an American pope is that the current administration is somehow going to take some sort of credit for it and isn’t that just going to take the cake.
#pope
#pope
If it’s a warm, sunny day and you could layout to catch some rays anywhere, would you choose outside the library (and my office window)?
April 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If it’s a warm, sunny day and you could layout to catch some rays anywhere, would you choose outside the library (and my office window)?
Applied at the end of last week to renew my passport and passport card online, and just got an email that it’s already been posted and is on its way. I did not pay to expedite anything, so I am shocked by the lightning fast turnaround. Kudos to the department!
April 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Applied at the end of last week to renew my passport and passport card online, and just got an email that it’s already been posted and is on its way. I did not pay to expedite anything, so I am shocked by the lightning fast turnaround. Kudos to the department!
Having one of those days where I have to stick to a policy, even though the person I’m going to tell it to will think it’s stupid. Alack and alas!
April 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Having one of those days where I have to stick to a policy, even though the person I’m going to tell it to will think it’s stupid. Alack and alas!
TBH, one of the things I will miss the most about Japan and South Korea are the clean and plentiful public restrooms with bidets. As in, bidets are standard. That’s where America is truly behind.
April 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
TBH, one of the things I will miss the most about Japan and South Korea are the clean and plentiful public restrooms with bidets. As in, bidets are standard. That’s where America is truly behind.
Everything is horrible, but I got to play music with my band The Zip-Ups on Friday night, and remembering that gets me through another day.
March 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Everything is horrible, but I got to play music with my band The Zip-Ups on Friday night, and remembering that gets me through another day.
DOGE gutted IMLS today. Senator Markey is collecting stories of how this administration is hurting you. Libraries, it’s time to step up and tell your stories. #imls
Share Your Stories: Impacts of the Trump Admin | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts
www.markey.senate.gov
March 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
DOGE gutted IMLS today. Senator Markey is collecting stories of how this administration is hurting you. Libraries, it’s time to step up and tell your stories. #imls
Reposted by Noelle Boc
Confirmed DOGE is currently inside IMLS headquarters.
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Confirmed DOGE is currently inside IMLS headquarters.
Trump attacked Federal Funding for Libraries.
This affects us all.
Please sign and share the petition!
action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
This affects us all.
Please sign and share the petition!
action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries
In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...
action.everylibrary.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Trump attacked Federal Funding for Libraries.
This affects us all.
Please sign and share the petition!
action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
This affects us all.
Please sign and share the petition!
action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
The president signed an executive order to get rid of IMLS, the tiny agency that supports museums and libraries. We are the wealthiest nation on the planet If you think a service used by millions every year but costs a minuscule amount is a good budget cut, you are a horrible, delusional person.
March 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The president signed an executive order to get rid of IMLS, the tiny agency that supports museums and libraries. We are the wealthiest nation on the planet If you think a service used by millions every year but costs a minuscule amount is a good budget cut, you are a horrible, delusional person.
My friend Dave sent me a surprise gift which is both perfect timing and a good joke.
“I got this!”
“I got this!”
March 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My friend Dave sent me a surprise gift which is both perfect timing and a good joke.
“I got this!”
“I got this!”
It’s okay to put away some of the house sale into a Front Row at a Harry Styles Concert fund, right?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
March 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It’s okay to put away some of the house sale into a Front Row at a Harry Styles Concert fund, right?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
I’ve set my searches to protests in the US and wow, there’s a lot. All over the country, for women, for the national parks, for Ukraine, for science.
It’s heartening.
It’s heartening.
March 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I’ve set my searches to protests in the US and wow, there’s a lot. All over the country, for women, for the national parks, for Ukraine, for science.
It’s heartening.
It’s heartening.
A presenter said “ Get off the cross, we need the wood” and it might be my new favorite phrase.
March 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A presenter said “ Get off the cross, we need the wood” and it might be my new favorite phrase.