Expansion of website for Bahá’í books in Canada

                                                                                      12 August 2025 / 13 Perfection 182

All Local Spiritual Assemblies
All Regional Bahá’í Councils
All Registered Groups

Dear Bahá’í Friends,

One of the aims of the Publication and Distribution Board, an agency of the National Spiritual Assembly that oversees systems for the production and distribution of Bahá’í literature and materials, is to strengthen the flow of literature across the country.  Last year, the Bahá’í Distribution Service (BDS) streamlined and simplified its online ordering platform, enabling the friends to order items in its inventory directly online.  However, as you may recall, the Bahá’í Distribution Service carries only texts of the Central Figures of the Faith and a selection of additional material related to the advancement of the current Plan in Canada.  To increase the selection of Bahá’í literature available online, the Board has been in consultation with several Local Spiritual Assemblies that operate bookstores and we are now pleased to share that the inventories of these bookstores are now accessible through the distribution.bahai.ca website operated by the Bahá’í Distribution Service.  With the inclusion of the inventories from the local bookstores, many more categories of literature are available to order online.

Many book titles are carried by more than one bookstore and perhaps by our Distribution Service as well.  When the friends click on a link to purchase a specific book, the ordering system will automatically select the closest bookstore that carries it to fulfill the order.  You can arrange to pick up the order or have it delivered to you.  Links to available digital versions of the materials are also included for many titles.  As well, the website contains links to contact information and online inventories for each of the three local Bahá’í bookstores.

Should you have any questions or require any assistance with the website, please contact the Bahá’í Distribution Service at bds@bahai.ca.

With loving Bahá’í greetings,

Karen McKye, Secretary