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  • October 2025
  • Sat 18
    The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black
    October 18 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 📡 Meshtastic 101

    📡 Meshtastic 101

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the […]

  • Sat 18
    Photo of a Shure SM58 microphone
    October 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    🗣️ Poetry Reading: Nora Fulton & Mark Francis Johnson

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Doors at 7, reading at 7:30. Stay tuned for details!

  • Tue 21
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    October 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Wed 22
    Old-fashioned website screen capture with a repeated picture of a cloud in the background: Welcome To The *Making Your First Website* Workshop Learn HTML and create a home page on Neocities! Total beginners welcome! Iffy Books / Ragman WARNING: this page is under construction
    October 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 💻 Make Your First Website

    🚧 Make Your First Website

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Make a home page like it's 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. You'll learn the […]

  • Thu 23
    Photo of a DIY macro keyboard sitting next to a laptop: a block of oak wood with two mechanical keyboard switches mounted on top, connected to a Raspberry Pi Pico device on the rear side. The key caps are mint green and pastel orange.
    October 23 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm ⌨️ DIY Macro Keyboard Workshop

    ⚙️ DIY Macro Keyboard Workshop

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    For this workshop you'll use a Pi Pico board and CircuitPython to create a programmable mechanical keyboard with two keys. No soldering experience necessary! To complete this project you'll need […]

  • Fri 24
    Zine cover for "Build a Solar-Powered Music Synth," with the Iffy Books logo in the lower left corner. In the middle of the page there's a black-and-white drawing of cute hamsters assembling electronic components on a breadboard. A spiral sun is overhead, with a curving arrow pointing at a pair of music notes.
    October 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ☀️ Solar Music Synth Workshop

    ☀️ Solar Music Synth Workshop

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us and build a tiny solar-powered square wave generator on a breadboard. No soldering required! The workshop is free to attend, but you'll need to purchase a kit for […]

  • Fri 24
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors
    October 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register:  

  • Sat 25
    Flyer for the People Power Media Fest, with red- and pink-tinted photos of people making audio and video recordings with the following text: FREE SPEECH, REAL TALK. A convening for content creators, media makers, and activists to reimagine media as a bold space for diverse voices, fresh ideas, and powerful perspectives. Saturday Oct 25, 2025 699 Ranstead St, Philadelphia PRESENTED BY PHILLYCAM
    October 25 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    🎤 Tabling at PPM Fest

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States   +1 more

    On Saturday, 10/25 we'll be tabling at the People Power Media Fest, presented by PhillyCAM. Stay tuned for details!

  • Tue 28
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    October 28 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Wed 29
    The cover of 'The Tainted Cup' by Robert Jackson Bennett, with an illustration of uprooted flowers with skulls on them and a sideways golden cup by the roots
    October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group

    🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘The Tainted Cup’ by Robert Jackson Bennett

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    For our October 29th meeting we'll discuss The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. (We originally planned to read Planetes Book 1 by Makoto Yukimura this month, but we moved […]

  • November 2025
  • Sat 1
    A cartoon drawing of a pro wrestling championship belt with a design including gold pens and pencils, and the text "Philly Zine Fest" in the center
    November 1 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

    🍂 Philly Zine Fest

    Mitten Hall at Temple Univesity 1913 N Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us for another Philly zine fest! Saturday November 1st, 2025 at Temple University’s Mitten Hall from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.! Organized by Philly Soapbox.

  • Sun 2
    '80s style pink glowing text reading "Homebrew Website Club" with a purple triangle and rainbow and grid receding into the background
    November 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🏠 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

    🏠 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Homebrew Website Club is a growing world-wide network of meetups for everyone who wants to take back their web experience from social media silos, and own their online identities & […]

  • Tue 4
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    November 4 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Wed 5
    The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.
    November 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 💾☀️ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup

    💾☀️ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Permacomputing + Solarpunk meetup is the first Wednesday every other month at Iffy Books! You can join us in person (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. […]

  • Fri 7
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors
    November 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register:  

  • Fri 7
    The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font
    November 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 💻 Philly 2600 Meetup

    💻 Philly 2600 Meetup

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.

  • Sat 8
    A drawing of two smiling turtles facing each other, with a wi-fi symbol over their heads. One is wearing a cowboy hat and the other is wearing a little bowler. Both turtles have computers on their backs. The text "Model Internet Club" is at the bottom in a typewriter font.
    November 8 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm 🚂 Model Internet Club

    🚂 Model Internet Club

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Model Internet Club is back! Join us every third Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for an informal meetup focused on building small-scale computer networks. No registration needed […]

  • Sun 9
    Photo of a USB port with exposed terminals next to a USB plug, with black and red lines indicating wires connecting them. Next to the black wire is text reading "GND to GND," and next to the red wire is "VCC to VCC"
    November 9 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 🚫 USB Data Blocker Soldering Class

    🚫 USB Data Blocker Soldering Class

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Charging your phone in a public place can be stressful. What if someone is collecting your metadata for marketing purposes? What if they're copying your files or installing malware? A […]

  • Tue 11
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    November 11 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Thu 13
    Book cover for 'The Whale and the Reactor A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology' by Langdon Winner, with yellow line illustrations on a red background: leaky oil drum, wind turbine, internal combustion engine, CFL light bulb, amoeba, oil pump, oil well, missile launcher, solar panel, gas mask
    November 13 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link “In an age in which the inexhaustible power of scientific technology makes all things possible, it remains to be seen where we will draw the line, […]

  • Fri 14
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors
    November 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register: coming soon!  

  • Sat 15
    An artist's rendering of a black hole, with a large patch of bright white light on the right side and a dimmer area of light on the left.
    November 15 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    ❌ Home Ad Blocking with Pi-hole

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Thursday, November 15th at 6:30 p.m. we're hosting a presentation on network-wide ad blocking with Pi-hole and AdGuard Home led by Dave Slinger. No registration needed for this one! […]

  • Sun 16
    The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black
    November 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 📡 Meshtastic 101

    📡 Meshtastic 101

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the […]

  • Tue 18
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    November 18 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Wed 19
    A photo of CIA headquarters: a wide office building with a retro concrete awning and a large lawn
    November 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 👁️ Intelligence History Reading Group: ‘Agents of Subversion’ by

    👁️ Intelligence History Reading Group

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Stay tuned for details!

  • Thu 20
    Photo of a DIY macro keyboard sitting next to a laptop: a block of oak wood with two mechanical keyboard switches mounted on top, connected to a Raspberry Pi Pico device on the rear side. The key caps are mint green and pastel orange.
    November 20 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm ⌨️ DIY Macro Keyboard Workshop

    ⚙️ DIY Macro Keyboard Workshop

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    For this workshop you'll use a Pi Pico board and CircuitPython to create a programmable mechanical keyboard with two keys. No soldering experience necessary! To complete this project you'll need […]

  • Fri 21
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors
    November 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register: coming soon!  

  • Tue 25
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    November 25 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • December 2025
  • Wed 3
    The cover of 'Planetes Book 1' by Makoto Yukimura, with an illustration of a circular porthole in a spaceship with the Earth below filling the view
    December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group

    🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘Planetes Book 1’ by Makoto Yukimura

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.! This month we're discussing Planetes Book 1 by Makoto Yukimura. (Illustrated by Makoto Yukimura, […]

  • Fri 5
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors
    December 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register: coming soon!  

  • Sun 7
    '80s style pink glowing text reading "Homebrew Website Club" with a purple triangle and rainbow and grid receding into the background
    December 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🏠 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

    🏠 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Homebrew Website Club is a growing world-wide network of meetups for everyone who wants to take back their web experience from social media silos, and own their online identities & […]

  • Thu 11
    Flyer with an illustration of two people trapped inside a gear, with the following text: Neo-Luddite Reading Group / Iffy Books
    December 11 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief […]

  • Fri 12
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors
    December 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register: coming soon!  

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