Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
hacking, free culture, gardening, zines
Our current book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is The Human Use of Human Beings by Norbert Wiener (1950, revised 1954). On Tuesday, December 5th we’re meeting to discuss chapter […]
Iffy Books is moving to a storefront! Very exciting! Starting on Wednesday, December 6th we'll be at 404 S. 20th St., half a block from Rittenhouse Hardware. For the rest […]
We'll be at BSidesPhilly 2023 on Friday, December 8th! Stay tuned for more details. ➡️ Call for Speakers
On Saturday, December 9th from 1–3 p.m. we're hosting an informal meetup at Iffy Books for Meshtastic users. Stay tuned for details! Meshtastic: An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network […]
Does your kid have a toy that’s so loud it’s driving you up the wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us Sunday, December 10th from 1–3 […]
On Sunday, December 10th at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Here's our darning how-to zine. 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 […]
We're postponing this workshop. Stay tuned for updates! On Wednesday, 12/13 at 6 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on how to make glitchy, distressed images using the command-line program ImageMagick. […]
On Thursday, December 14th at 6:00 p.m. we’re running a soldering workshop for beginners! Anyone can attend for free, but you’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to […]
The Two Decades of subVersion Riot Porn Jamboree Join the subMedia crew this December as we celebrate two decades cranking out anarchist propaganda. That's right, subMedia has finally made it […]
The Model Internet Club meets again on Saturday, December 16th, 1–5 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. The network is up and running! We now have a DHCP server, a DNS server with […]
Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, December 17th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via Jitsi Meet. […]
Does your kid have a toy that’s so loud it’s driving you up the wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us Sunday, December 17th from 3:30–5:30 […]
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 […]
On Friday, December 22nd at 6:00 p.m. we’ll play a round of the tabletop storytelling game Solarpunk Futures.Solarpunk Futures is a storytelling game where players imagine the pathways to a desirable world from […]
We'll be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 24th! Our new address is 404 S. 20th. St, PHL.
On Wednesday, December 27th from 3–5 p.m. we’re running a workshop on the basics of recording audio. We’ll discuss mic technique, audio hardware, recording conditions, and software options. Everyone will get […]
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 […]
We've postponed this event until Saturday, January 27th. Sorry for the inconvenience! Join us from 1–3 p.m. on Saturday, December 30th for the first meeting of the Direct Solar Power […]
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 […]
Does your kid have a toy that’s so loud it’s driving you up a wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us Sunday, January 7th from 1–3 […]
This will be our first meeting of the new Philly Socialists Reading Group. Before jumping into our first book, Hinterland: America’s New Landscape of Class and Conflict by Phil A. […]
On Thursday, January 11th at 6:00 p.m. we’re running a soldering workshop for beginners! Anyone can attend for free, but you’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to […]
Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, January 14th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via Jitsi Meet. […]
Our current book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is Race After Technology (2019) by Ruha Benjamin. We'll meet Tuesday, January 16th at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the introduction through chapter […]
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 […]
We're closing at 4 p.m. on Friday, January 19th due to forecast snow. Sorry for the inconvenience! The TOOOL lock picking meetup scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled for next […]
On Sunday, January 21st from 1 to 3 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on the audio synthesis program SuperCollider, led by William Hazard. This workshop assumes no prior knowledge of […]
On Sunday, January 21st at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Here’s our darning how-to zine. Register:
Face masks required! Presented by Untitled Medical Collective in association with Philly SRA, Bleeding Control Basics will go over first aid as it applies to severe bleeding. We will cover […]
On Thursday, January 25th at 6 p.m. we’re hosting an intermediate soldering class. We’ll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. […]
On Friday, January 26th from 6–9 p.m. we’re hosting a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. > Come join us for our monthly open pick night at […]
Join us from 1–3 p.m. on Saturday, January 27th for the first meeting of the Direct Solar Power Working Group. (We can change the name if people don’t like it.) […]