Home / News / The 42nd PLR Payment Is Out Back to News The 42nd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights • Initiatives • News 9th July, 2025 The National Book Council would like to announce that the 42nd 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 April till 30 June 2025. 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 € Abdilla, Nadia5733.61 Abela, Gloria105.90 Agius, Ben15289.64 Agius, Darren6538.33 Aloisio, Claudia11467.23 Aloisio, David7343.05 Aquilina, PaulJon31.77 Aquilina, Toni10058.97 Attard, Christabel2414.15 Attard, Christian31.77 Attard, Daniel21.18 Attard, Edward12774.89 Attard, Francesco Pio84.72 Attard, Frans A.337198.73 Attard, Joe M.10.59 Attard, Josette31.77 Attard, Maria10.59 Attard, Marisa243143.30 Attard, Ramona105.90 Attard, Richard5834.20 Attard, Robert84.72 Azzopardi, Andreas137.67 Azzopardi, Chris1663980.69 Azzopardi, Clare33271961.96 Azzopardi, Joanna31.77 Azzopardi, Kit3721.82 Bajada, Roberta4023.59 Baldacchino, Alfred E.42.36 Baldacchino, Carmel95.31 Balzan, Jonathan31.77 Balzan, Rena63.54 Barbaro Sant, Tony63.54 Bartolo, Simon6638.92 Bezzina, Charles31.77 Bezzina, Lara52.95 Bonello, John A.235138.58 Bonnici, Eman105.90 Borg Cardona, Anna10.59 Borg, Andrew2011.79 Borg, Antoinette256150.97 Borg, Claudine137.67 Borg, Gerard James2011.79 Borg, Helen190112.04 Borg, Jean Paul84.72 Borg, Keith74.13 Borg, Nicolette127.08 Borg, Norman C.148.26 Borg, Paul P.9958.38 Borg, Rita Antoinette3118.28 Borg, Steve7141.87 Borg, Tonio74.13 Borg, Ursola425250.63 Borg, Ġorġ158.85 Borg-Carbott, Greta7141.87 Briffa, Angela21.18 Briguglio, Marie21.18 Brockdorff, Lina407240.01 Bugeja, Chris1489878.08 Bugeja, Ivan42.36 Bugelli, Martin95.31 Buhagiar, Anna-Maria10.59 Busuttil, Amanda63.54 Buttigieg, Charles208122.66 Calleja, Carmel2313.56 Calleja, Lara2816.51 Calleja, Mark4224.77 Calleja, Sharon391230.58 Camilleri Grima, Antoinette10461.33 Camilleri Magro, Sharon1810.61 Camilleri, Anton42.36 Camilleri, Joe10360.74 Camilleri, Joseph C.95.31 Camilleri, Maria2414.15 Camilleri, Mark, 1977-4425.95 Camilleri, Mark, 1988-84.72 Camilleri, Ronald11668.41 Casha, Charles1272750.11 Cassar, Antoine105.90 Cassar, Joanne84.72 Cassar, Lucienne264155.68 Cassar, Mark571336.72 Cassar, Michael137.67 Cassola, Arnold31.77 Cauchi, Carmel G.324191.07 Cauchi, Maurice21.18 Chetcuti, Kristina52.95 Chircop, Cedric169.44 Cini, Claudia105.90 Cini, George21.18 Cini, Maria3721.82 Cini, Michael282166.30 Cutajar, Tony C.215126.79 D'Emanuele, Carlo O.2514.74 D'Ugo, Becky42.36 De Battista, Ivan5633.02 De Gabriele Ferrante, Nathalie21.18 Debattista Borg, Pupull42.36 Debono, Justin8550.13 Debono, Sebastian7242.46 Dougall, Anton B.148.26 Drofenik, Lou1911.20 Ellul, Dwayne208122.66 Ellul, Godwin6135.97 Ellul, Leanne205120.89 Ellul, Marie Louise2816.51 Ellul, Sarah158.85 Elsworth, Jenson169.44 Falzon, Lisa198116.76 Falzon, Ryan10.59 Farrugia Randon, Stanley10.59 Farrugia, Anthony3923.00 Farrugia, Diane105.90 Farrugia, Joe Julian2816.51 Farrugia, Maria239140.94 Farrugia, Wayne2414.15 Fenech, Victor261153.91 Flores, Charles1810.61 Formosa, Edgar2212.97 Frendo, Henry158.85 Frendo, Ruth8248.36 Friggieri, Audrey15390.23 Friggieri, Joe4526.54 Galea, Charmaine V.3118.28 Galea, Francis31.77 Galea, Gioele1710.03 Galea, Lorraine15390.23 Galea, Michael63.54 Galea, Michael, 1932-74.13 Gatt, Monica230135.63 Gatt, Naomi282166.30 Gauci, Claudia10159.56 Grasso, Anton2112.38 Grech Ganado, Maria21.18 Grech, Jesmond5230.66 Grech, Joseph21.18 Grech, Rita353208.17 Grech, Rose395232.94 Grech, Rowena21.18 Grech, Sergio2414.15 Grima Vella, Maria21.18 Grima, Adrian127.08 Grima, Tyrone2414.15 Haber, Angèle Marie127.08 Hamilton, Dunstan3218.87 Hili Vassallo, Sandra8550.13 Hudson, David Samuel10.59 Inguanez, John10.59 Kamsky, Rebekah21.18 Lombardi, Gino15189.05 Lughermo, Stephen5934.79 Mallia, Fiona42.36 Mallia, Janet176103.79 Mallia, Karmenu9857.79 Mangion, Andre'42.36 Mangion, Irene7846.00 Massa, Alfred240141.53 Medati Stride, Claire1710.03 Mejlak, Pierre J.5130.08 Micallef St John, Charles211124.43 Micallef, Claudia9556.02 Micallef, Doris10.59 Micallef, Joanne10.59 Micallef, Martin52.95 Mifsud, Immanuel4023.59 Mifsud, Mary Rose74.13 Mifsud, Nadia148.26 Mifsud, Stephan D.52.95 Mizzi, Achille10.59 Mizzi, Alex3420.05 Mizzi, Jacqueline5532.43 Mizzi, Laurence2615.33 Mizzi, Matias127.08 Monseigneur, René10.59 Muscat, David332195.78 Muscat, Lawrence3520.64 Nabhan, Walid2112.38 Pace, Joe169.44 Pace, Therese2011.79 Palma, Alfred8650.72 Peresso, Ġorġ8449.54 Pisani, Paul George21.18 Piscopo, Michael116.49 Piscopo, Suzanne116.49 Portelli, Bertram2313.56 Portelli, Natalie37632219.08 Portelli, Rachel569335.54 Portelli, Ramona21.18 Pulis, Victor2514.74 Pulé, Joe3017.69 Refalo, Michael116.49 Reljić, Teodor31.77 Risiott Copperstone, Liliana2615.33 Said-Zammit, George A.7846.00 Saliba, Anthony J.10.59 Saliba, Charles Daniel2313.56 Saliba, Rita343202.27 Sammut, Jeffrey137.67 Sammut, Louise63.54 Sammut, Mark. A.42.36 Sammut, Patrick1710.03 Sammut, Salv314185.17 Sammut, Saviour2816.51 Sant, Toni10.59 Savona Ventura, C.21.18 Scalpello, Alfred1710.03 Schembri, Frank276162.76 Schembri, Karl2112.38 Schembri, Matthew74.13 Sciberras, Keith74.13 Sciberras, Lillian10.59 Scicluna Zahra, Moira260153.32 Scicluna, Carmel4224.77 Scicluna, Mark299176.32 Serracino, Joseph674397.46 Spagnol, Jennifer6035.38 Spiteri, Charles B.640377.41 Spiteri, Kirsten31.77 Spiteri, Rebecca3017.69 Spiteri, Simone5230.66 Stagno, Ġużè2011.79 Stroud, Matthew314185.17 Sultana, Joseph158.85 Tanti, Amanda158.85 Tanti, Noel15189.05 Turner, Natasha3017.69 Vassallo, Lorna95.31 Vella Gera, Alex1710.03 Vella, Charlene10.59 Vella, Clifford52.95 Vella, Ernest42.36 Vella, Kenneth21.18 Vella, Loranne427251.81 Vella, Mark12171.35 Vella, Matthew21.18 Vella, Rebby1063626.86 Vella, Therese5130.08 Vella, Vincent63.54 Vella, Yosanne74.13 Xuereb Cunningham, Kyle137.67 Xuereb Diacono, Alexia10561.92 Xuereb, Charles158.85 Zahra, Paul63.54 Zahra, Trevor18831110.42 Zammit, Mark1661979.51 Zammit, Sherise15792.58 Zammit, William21.18 Zarb, Edmond16798.48 Zerafa, Lizio42.36 3391520000.00 *No. of loans and payment is proportional due to the author reaching the maximum of 5,000 euros p.a. 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