Home / News / The 40th PLR Payment Is Out Back to News The 40th PLR Payment Is Out Initiatives • News • Public Lending Rights 10th January, 2025 The National Book Council would like to announce that the 40th 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 October till 31 December 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, Gloria84.41 Agius Muscat, David10.55 Agius, Ben16088.14 Agius, Darren6736.91 Aloisio, Claudia14579.88 Aloisio, David6535.81 Aquilina, PaulJon10.55 Aquilina, Toni14177.67 Attard, Christabel2312.67 Attard, David Joseph21.10 Attard, Edward14881.53 Attard, Francesco Pio42.20 Attard, Frans A.325179.03 Attard, Joe M.21.10 Attard, Josette105.51 Attard, Marisa256141.02 Attard, Ramona94.96 Attard, Richard4122.59 Attard, Robert63.31 Azzopardi, Carmel42.20 Azzopardi, Chris1768973.95 Azzopard, Clare*3531452.45 Azzopardi, Joanna21.10 Azzopardi, Kit5228.65 Bajada, Roberta5228.65 Baldacchino, Alfred E.63.31 Baldacchino, Carmel116.06 Baldacchino, Godfrey10.55 Balzan, Jonathan10.55 Balzan, Rena94.96 Barbaro Sant, Tony105.51 Bartolo, Simon10457.29 Bezzina, Charles94.96 Bezzina, Lara31.65 Bonello, John A.324178.48 Bonnici, Eman189.92 Borg Carbott, Greta6033.05 Borg Cardona, Anna10.55 Borg, Andrew3619.83 Borg, Antoinette299164.71 Borg, Claudine116.06 Borg, Gerard James3016.53 Borg, Helen217119.54 Borg, Jean Paul105.51 Borg, Keith52.75 Borg, Nicolette42.20 Borg, Norman C.21.10 Borg, Paul P.8747.93 Borg, Rita Antoinette3619.83 Borg, Steve3117.08 Borg, Tonio52.75 Borg, Ursola414228.06 Borg, Ġorġ2011.02 Briffa, Angela63.31 Briguglio, Marie21.10 Brockdorff, Lina459252.85 Brown, Maria42.20 Bugeja, Chris1435790.51 Bugeja, Ivan52.75 Bugelli, Martin137.16 Busuttil, Amanda52.75 Buttigieg, Charles258142.13 Calleja, Carmel2212.12 Calleja, Lara2111.57 Calleja, Mark3016.53 Calleja, Sharon489269.38 Camilleri Magro, Sharon116.06 Camilleri, Anton21.10 Camilleri, Joe10055.09 Camilleri, Joseph C.73.86 Camilleri, Maria2513.77 Camilleri, Mark, 1977-3619.83 Camilleri, Mark, 1988-2011.02 Camilleri, Ronald11462.80 Caruana Webster, Sean42.20 Casha, Charles1389765.17 Cassar, Antoine31.65 Cassar, Joanne21.10 Cassar, Kenneth10.55 Cassar, Lucienne243133.86 Cassar, Mark404222.55 Cassar, Michael94.96 Cassola, Arnold21.10 Cauchi, Carmel G.444244.59 Cauchi, Maurice N.31.65 Chetcuti, Kristina10.55 Chircop, Cedric2111.57 Cini, Claudia2513.77 Cini, George52.75 Cini, Maria3519.28 Cini, Michael272149.84 Cutajar, Tony C.225123.95 D’Emanuele, Carlo O.2513.77 De Battista, Ivan7239.66 De Gabriele Ferrante, Nathalie52.75 Debattista Borg, Pupull94.96 Debono, Justin9049.58 Debono, Mark10.55 Debono, Sebastian5027.54 Dougall, Anton B.2714.87 Drofenik, Lou3318.18 Ellul, Dwayne252138.82 Ellul, Godwin3720.38 Ellul, Leanne193106.32 Ellul, Marie Louise2011.02 Ellul, Sarah137.16 Elsworth, Jenson21.10 Falzon, Lisa302166.36 Falzon, Ryan31.65 Farrugia Randon, Stanley42.20 Farrugia, Anthony4424.24 Farrugia, Charles42.20 Farrugia, Diane137.16 Farrugia, Joe Julian42.20 Farrugia, Marisa10.55 Farrugia, Wayne2815.42 Fenech, Victor314172.98 Flores, Charles2714.87 Formosa, Edgar158.26 Frendo, Henry137.16 Frendo, Ruth9451.78 Friggieri, Audrey211116.23 Friggieri, Joe7239.66 Galea, Charmaine V.3720.38 Galea, Francis31.65 Galea, Gioele147.71 Galea, Lorraine11261.70 Galea, Michael21.10 Galea, Michael116.06 Gatt, Monica216118.99 Gatt, Naomi277152.59 Gauci, Claudia10859.49 Grasso, Anton3519.28 Grech Ganado10.55 Grech, Elizabeth10.55 Grech, Jesmond5630.85 Grech, Joseph42.20 Grech, Rita407224.21 Grech, Rose481264.97 Grech, Rowena42.20 Grech, Sergio3519.28 Grima Vella, Maria10.55 Grima, Adrian158.26 Grima, Tyrone2513.77 Haber, Angèle Marie1910.47 Hamilton, Dunstan5932.50 Hamilton, Sasha21.10 Hili Vassallo, Sandra12267.21 Inguanez, John10.55 Lombardi, Gino13876.02 Lughermo, Stephen6535.81 Magri, Philip M.31.65 Mallia, Fiona21.10 Mallia, Janet16289.24 Mallia, Karmenu11261.70 Mangion, Andre’105.51 Mangion, Irene2714.87 Massa, Alfred261143.78 Medati Stride, Claire10.55 Mejlak, Pierre J.5530.30 Micallef St John, Charles213117.34 Micallef, Claudia10155.64 Micallef, Joanne21.10 Micallef, Martin116.06 Mifsud, Immanuel4122.59 Mifsud, Mary Rose105.51 Mifsud, Nadia168.81 Mifsud, Stephan D.52.75 Mizzi, Alex3519.28 Mizzi, Jacqueline5731.40 Mizzi, Laurence189.92 Mizzi, Matias 73.86 Muscat, Adrian21.10 Muscat, Christine42.20 Muscat, David16691.45 Muscat, Lawrence3217.63 Nabhan, Walid147.71 Pace, Joe137.16 Pace, Joseph Mary10.55 Pace, Therese2212.12 Palma, Alfred6133.60 Peresso, Ġorġ5429.75 Piscopo, Michael179.36 Piscopo, Suzanne179.36 Portelli, Bertram3016.53 Portelli, Rachel582320.61 Portelli, Ramona21.10 Pulis, Victor2614.32 Pulé, Joe126.61 Refalo, Michael94.96 Risiott, Liliana2915.98 Said-Zammit, George A.7641.87 Saliba, Anthony J.52.75 Saliba, Charles Daniel2714.87 Saliba, Rita362199.42 Sammut, Jeffrey147.71 Sammut, Louise73.86 Sammut, Patrick3217.63 Sammut, Salv392215.94 Sammut, Saviour1910.47 Sant, Toni31.65 Savona Ventura, Charles42.20 Scalpello, Alfred168.81 Schembri, Frank363199.97 Schembri, Karl3117.08 Schembri, Matthew1910.47 Sciberras, Keith52.75 Scicluna Zahra, Moira241132.76 Scicluna, Carmel5128.09 Scicluna, Mark456251.20 Serracino, Joseph558307.39 Spagnol, Jennifer7239.66 Spiteri, Charles B.644354.76 Spiteri, Kirsten42.20 Spiteri, Rebecca2513.77 Spiteri, Simone4223.14 Stagno, Ġużè126.61 Stroud, Matthew311171.32 Sultana, Joseph158.26 Tanti, Amanda137.16 Tanti, Noel16993.10 Thake, Conrad10.55 Turner, Natasha3217.63 Vassallo, Lorna94.96 Vella Gera, Alex126.61 Vella, Charlene31.65 Vella, Clifford42.20 Vella, Ernest94.96 Vella, Kenneth31.65 Vella, Loranne489269.38 Vella, Mark15484.84 Vella, Rebby1058582.83 Vella, Therese8546.82 Vella, Vincent158.26 Vella, Yosanne21.10 Xuereb Cunningham, Kyle2212.12 Xuereb Diacono, Alexia12066.11 Xuereb, Charles2513.77 Zahra, Paul84.41 Zammit Maempel, George10.55 Zammit Marmara’, Marcel10.55 Zammit, Antonio10.55 Zammit, Sherise227125.05 Zammit, William21.10 Zarb, Edmond12870.51 Zerafa, Lizio42.20 Żahra, Trevor23261281.34 15000.00 *No. of loans and payment is proportional due to the author reaching the maximum of 5,000 euros p.a. 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