[8] After earning her LLB., Boner became a reference librarian and assistant professor at the Tarlton Law Library after working under the supervision of Judge Robert Stayton.
[10] Boner was later elected vice president of the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries,[11] which she served for one term from 1969 to 1970.
In her first two years, she doubled the size of the libraries professional staff, updated their equipment, and took on legal cases that normally were the responsibility of the State Bar.
[14] While sitting as director, Boner also began to transcribe documents of the "Decisions From the 1845 Term Of the Republic of Texas Supreme Court," but she died before its completion.
[15] In 1979, Boner was elected chair of the American Association of Law Libraries's Constitution and By-Laws Committee.