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September 1, 2021
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Sci-Hub 10th Anniversary 🔬 Sept 3 & 4

Poster reading "We Stan Alexandra" with a photo of Alexandra Elbakyan smiling and waving

This weekend we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of Sci-Hub, which went live on September 5, 2011. Stop by Friday (5–9) or Saturday (12–6) and get a free stack of #WeStanAlexandra […]

August 24, 2021
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Software-defined radio tutorial ✶ August 27 & 28

Zine cover: Scanning the Spectrum: An Intro to Software-Defined Radio with Gqrx

We’ll be hosting a software-defined radio tutorial this Friday, August 27 (5–9 p.m.) and Saturday, August 28 (12–6 p.m.). Stop by to get a free zine and learn more. > […]

August 10, 2021
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Download videos from the web with youtube-dl ⇩ August 13 & 14

Zine cover: Download videos from the web with YouTube-dl

On Friday, August 13 (5–9 p.m.) and Saturday, August 14 (12–6 p.m.), we’ll be running a tutorial on the command-line program youtube-dl. Drop by any time to get a free […]

August 6, 2021
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Open this weekend! Upcoming events!

Iffy Books Now open! Fridays 5 – 9 PM Saturdays 12 – 6 PM Call for entry: 215-395-3956 EVENTS August 13 & 14 Drop-in tutorial: Downloading videos with youtube-dl August 27 & 28 Drop-in tutorial: Scanning the spectrum with software-defined radio (SDR) Learn more at iffybooks.net @iffybooks on twitter & instagram

We’re pleased to announce two events for August: a drop-in tutorial on youtube-dl next weekend, August 13 & 14, and a tutorial on software-defined radio on August 27 & 28. […]

July 28, 2021
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Closed this weekend, July 30 and 31

A scientific diagram depicting maple leaves

Iffy Books is closed this weekend, and we’ll be back on Friday, August 6. Hope to see you then!

July 23, 2021
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We’re open!

Iffy Books: We're open this weekend!

Iffy Books is open for our second weekend! Stop by tonight from 5 to 9 or tomorrow from 12 to 6. We have plenty of cold drinks and maple trees […]

July 12, 2021
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Low-key opening Friday, July 16

We’ll be opening for the first time on Friday, July 16, 2021, and we’re giving away free maple seedlings for the occasion. Stop by and say hi!

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