Home / News / The 39 PLR Payment Is Out Back to News The 39 PLR Payment Is Out Initiatives • News • Public Lending Rights 15th October, 2024 The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-nine PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being distributed to authors, illustrators and photographers whose books were borrowed from Public Libraries in Malta and Gozo in the period covering from 1 July till 31 September 2024. The list of said persons, their books and total remuneration can be found below: Awtur/Illustratur/Fotografu Author/Illustrator/PhotographerNumru ta’ self Number of loansĦlas € Payment € Abela, Gloria124.78 Agius, Ben16264.55 Agius, Darren4618.33 Aloisio, Claudia14858.97 Aloisio, David10140.24 Aquilina, Almikaya10.4 Aquilina, PaulJon51.99 Aquilina, Toni12750.6 Attard, Christabel3112.35 Attard, Edward18272.52 Attard, Francesco Pio124.78 Attard, Frans A.291115.95 Attard, Joe M.51.99 Attard, Josette62.39 Attard, Marisa274109.18 Attard, Ramona166.38 Attard, Richard2710.76 Attard, Robert31.2 Azzopardi, Andreas114.38 Azzopardi, Carmel20.8 Azzopardi, Chris2210880.59 Azzopardi, Clare34891390.21 Azzopardi, Joanna145.58 Azzopardi, Kit5622.31 Bajada, Roberta8935.46 Baldacchino, Alfred E.41.59 Baldacchino, Carmel103.98 Baldacchino, Godfrey10.4 Balzan, Rena166.38 Barbaro Sant, Tony124.78 Bartolo, Simon16967.34 Bezzina, Charles41.59 Bezzina, Lara83.19 Bonello, John A.434172.93 Bonnici, Eman187.17 Borg Carbott, Greta5823.11 Borg Cardona, Anna10.4 Borg, Andrew4919.52 Borg, Antoinette382152.21 Borg, Claudine114.38 Borg, Gerard James2710.76 Borg, Helen272108.38 Borg, Jean Paul83.19 Borg, Keith20.8 Borg, Nicolette62.39 Borg, Norman C.51.99 Borg, Paul P.11244.63 Borg, Rita Antoinette3313.15 Borg, Steve5220.72 Borg, Tonio103.98 Borg, Ursola444176.91 Borg, Ġorġ259.96 Briffa, Angela62.39 Briffa, Charles435173.33 Briguglio, Marie10.4 Brockdorff, Lina533212.38 Brown, Maria10.4 Bugeja, Chris1575627.57 Bugeja, Ivan62.39 Bugelli, Martin103.98 Buhagiar, Anna-Maria10.4 Busuttil, Amanda93.59 Buttigieg, Charles265105.59 Calleja, Carmel3614.34 Calleja, Lara259.96 Calleja, Mark3313.15 Calleja, Sharon585233.1 Camilleri Magro, Sharon93.59 Camilleri, Joe9738.65 Camilleri, Joseph C.62.39 Camilleri, Maria3614.34 Camilleri, Mark, 1977-5722.71 Camilleri, Mark, 1988-239.16 Camilleri, Ronald16364.95 Caruana Webster, Sean20.8 Caruana, Janice10.4 Casha, Charles1634651.08 Cassar, Antoine114.38 Cassar, Joanne72.79 Cassar, Lucienne24798.42 Cassar, Mark491195.64 Cassar, Michael62.39 Cassola, Arnold20.8 Cauchi, Carmel G.600239.07 Cauchi, Maurice10.4 Chetcuti, Kristina62.39 Chircop, Cedric135.18 Cini, Claudia187.17 Cini, George83.19 Cini, Maria4819.13 Cini, Michael306121.93 Cutajar, Tony C.275109.58 D'Emanuele, Carlo O.249.56 De Battista, Ivan7429.49 De Gabriele Ferrante, Nathalie83.19 Debattista Borg, Pupull218.37 Debono, Justin10140.24 Debono, Sebastian8333.07 Dougall, Anton B.145.58 Drofenik, Lou4015.94 Ellul, Dwayne308122.72 Ellul, Godwin6023.91 Ellul, Leanne264105.19 Ellul, Sarah197.57 Elsworth, Jenson20.8 Falzon, Lisa376149.82 Farrugia Randon, Stanley83.19 Farrugia, Anthony4317.13 Farrugia, Charles J.20.8 Farrugia, Diane166.38 Farrugia, Joe Julian83.19 Farrugia, Wayne3815.14 Fenech, Victor376149.82 Flores, Charles259.96 Formosa, Edgar228.77 Frendo, Henry145.58 Frendo, Ruth10240.64 Friggieri, Audrey24296.43 Friggieri, Joe7228.69 Galea, Charmaine V.6023.91 Galea, Francis31.2 Galea, Gioele62.39 Galea, Lorraine9136.26 Galea, Michael (psychology)41.59 Galea, Michael, 1932- (history)31.2 Gatt, Monica277110.37 Gatt, Naomi352140.26 Gauci, Claudia12750.6 Grasso, Anton3714.74 Grech, Elizabeth10.4 Grech, Jesmond6224.7 Grech, Joseph10.4 Grech, Rita538214.37 Grech, Rose569226.72 Grech, Rowena114.38 Grech, Sergio3714.74 Grima Vella, Maria20.8 Grima, Adrian259.96 Grima, Tyrone2811.16 Haber, Angèle Marie228.77 Hamilton, Dunstan155.98 Hili Vassallo, Sandra14457.38 Inguanez, John31.2 Lombardi, Gino18172.12 Lughermo, Stephen9638.25 Magri, Philip M.51.99 Mallia, Fiona20.8 Mallia, Janet20983.28 Mallia, Karmenu12750.6 Mangion, Andre'51.99 Mangion, Irene31.2 Massa, Alfred355141.45 Mejlak, Pierre J.7630.28 Micallef St John, Charles340135.47 Micallef, Claudia13352.99 Micallef, Joanne10.4 Micallef, Martin124.78 Mifsud, Immanuel7931.48 Mifsud, Mary Rose51.99 Mifsud, Nadia114.38 Mifsud, Stephan D.72.79 Mizzi, Alex4216.74 Mizzi, Jacqueline8734.67 Mizzi, Laurence2811.16 Mizzi, Matias145.58 Muscat, Adrian72.79 Muscat, Christine41.59 Muscat, David2811.16 Muscat, Lawrence218.37 Nabhan, Walid145.58 Nuit, Nataša Pantović10.4 Pace, Joe124.78 Pace, Joseph Mary10.4 Pace, Therese197.57 Palma, Alfred8835.06 Peresso, Giorgio10.4 Peresso, Ġorġ8031.88 Pisani, Paul George31.2 Piscopo, Michael228.77 Piscopo, Suzanne228.77 Portelli, Bertram (editor)31.2 Portelli, Bertram3915.54 Portelli, Natalie*44961303.11 Portelli, Rachel547217.95 Portelli, Ramona31.2 Pulis, Victor3011.95 Pulé, Joe176.77 Refalo, Michael83.19 Risiott, Liliana5622.31 Said-Zammit, George A.10441.44 Saliba, Charles Daniel2911.56 Saliba, Rita403160.58 Sammut, Jeffrey83.19 Sammut, Louise103.98 Sammut, Patrick4517.93 Sammut, Salv402160.18 Sammut, Saviour197.57 Sant, Toni. 1968-31.2 Savona Ventura, C.10.4 Scalpello, Alfred249.56 Schembri, Frank543216.36 Schembri, Karl3212.75 Schembri, Matthew176.77 Sciberras, Keith31.2 Sciberras, Lillian10.4 Scicluna Zahra, Moira303120.73 Scicluna, Carmel4116.34 Scicluna, Mark492196.04 Serracino, Joseph656261.39 Sharples, Jesmond10.4 Spagnol, Jennifer9236.66 Spiteri, Charles B.666265.37 Spiteri, Kirsten83.19 Spiteri, Rebecca3011.95 Spiteri, Simone9035.86 Stagno, Ġużè207.97 Stroud, Matthew297118.34 Sultana, Joseph93.59 Tanti, Amanda197.57 Tanti, Noel20983.28 Thake, Conrad20.8 Turner, Natasha3313.15 Vassallo, Lorna114.38 Veen, Veronica20.8 Vella Bondin, Joseph41.59 Vella Gera, Alex166.38 Vella, Charlene41.59 Vella, Clifford62.39 Vella, Ernest31.2 Vella, Loranne583232.3 Vella, Mark15160.17 Vella, Rebby1191474.56 Vella, Therese7429.49 Vella, Vincent145.58 Vella, Yosanne20.8 Xuereb Cunningham, Kyle249.56 Xuereb Diacono, Alexia11545.82 Xuereb, Charles3413.55 Zahra, Paul41.59 Zammit Marmara', Marcel10.4 Zammit, Antonio10.4 Zammit, Sherise22388.86 Zarb, Edmond14959.37 Zerafa, Lizio31.2 Żahra, Trevor2443973.43 3887115000.11 *Intlaħaq il-massimu ta’ €5,000 f’sena *No. of loans and payment is proportional due to the author reaching the maximum of 5,000 euros p.a. 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