The North Eastern Education and Library Board was established in 1973 and its constitution as revised is laid down in the Education and Libraries (NI) Order 1986. The Board consists of 35 members, appointed by the Minister responsible for the Department of Education for Northern Ireland (DE), and representative of the following:-
- each District Council in the Board’s area
- transferors’ interests
- trustees of maintained schools
- those with an interest in the services for which the Board is responsible, including the Library Service, Youth Service and teachers.
The Board is the local education and library authority for most of County Antrim and the eastern part of County Londonderry comprising the Local Government Districts of Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Larne, Magherafelt, Moyle and Newtownabbey.
