Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
hacking, free culture, gardening, zines
An introduction to math with Python for total beginners! You'll write a script that adds up expenses and revenue for an event and calculates a range of outcomes depending on how many people show up. Registration Coming soon!
Our quarterly off-site bonus workshop for Patreon supporters. Check out our Patreon page for details! Questions? Email iffybooks@iffybooks.net
In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, […]
In this workshop we'll make little clay sculptures with NFC tags embedded inside, which you can use to trigger shortcuts on your phone. Fun! Here's a link to a blog post about this project. Register:
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 chargers, notepads, etc.
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register: coming soon!
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 chargers, notepads, etc.
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register: coming soon!
Moved to the first Wenesday in December!
Make a 3.5mm audio aux cable with a volume knob and port for a low-pass capacitor. This workshop is suitable for total beginners. Registration
An introduction to math with Python for total beginners! You'll write a script that adds up expenses and revenue for an event and calculates a range of outcomes depending on how many people show up. Registration Coming soon!
A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.
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 chargers, notepads, etc.
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register: coming soon!
We're reading the final third of the book for this month! Check out the full schedule at victorgom.es/neoluddite ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief context: What the Luddites Really Fought Against by Richard Conniff.The […]
For this class we're building a spinning top toy with LED lights that flash when it spins. No previous soldering experience required! Registration coming soon!
Interested in learning to sew, mend or make clothes? Already know how and wanna hang out with people while sewing? Come and join us! Sewing supplies and a sewing machine will be available for anyone needing them. Image credit
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 basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary! Please bring a laptop if you have one. […]
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 chargers, notepads, etc.
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register: coming soon!
For people who value connection, sustainability, and creativity -- without AI. Bring: • writing projects • craft projects • books & book recommendations • CDs Do not bring: • screens Provided: • zine-making supplies • snacks
Make a 3.5mm audio aux cable with a volume knob and port for a low-pass capacitor. This workshop is suitable for total beginners. Registration coming soon!
FAFIO is a meetup for folks who want to learn new tech skills, but aren't sure where to start. Let's fuck around and figure it out. FAFIO means there is no instructor. Instead we learn by talking and sharing knowledge, reading info in zines and online, and hands-on trial and error.
An introduction to math with Python for total beginners! You'll write a script that adds up expenses and revenue for an event and calculates a range of outcomes depending on how many people show up. Registration Coming soon!
An introduction to doing math with Python for total beginners! You'll write a script that adds up expenses and revenue for an event and calculates a range of outcomes depending on how many people show up.
In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, […]
A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register: coming soon!
In this workshop we'll make little clay sculptures with NFC tags embedded inside, which you can use to trigger shortcuts on your phone. Fun! Here's a link to a blog post about this project. Register: Coming soon!
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register: coming soon!
Make a 3.5mm audio aux cable with a volume knob and port for a low-pass capacitor. This workshop is suitable for total beginners. Registration
An introduction to math with Python for total beginners! You'll write a script that adds up expenses and revenue for an event and calculates a range of outcomes depending on how many people show up. Registration Coming soon!
A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.