Closed Jan 1!
We’ll be closed all day on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. Sorry for the inconvenience! We’ll be back on the 2nd. Image source
Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
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33 events found.
Capital Reading Group
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We'll be reading Paul Reitter's recent translation […]
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.
̶B̶e̶g̶i̶n̶n̶e̶r̶ ̶S̶o̶l̶d̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶:̶ ̶M̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶D̶I̶Y̶ ̶G̶u̶i̶t̶a̶r̶ ̶C̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ (canceled due to weather!)
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
On ̶M̶o̶n̶d̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶J̶a̶n̶u̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶6̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶n̶o̶o̶n̶ we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, […]
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 […]
Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
On Wednesday, January 8th at 1:00 p.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the […]
Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’ by Shoshana Zuboff
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Our next book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (2019). 
Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: […]
Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
On Thursday, January 9th at noon we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, […]
Winter QT Zine Jam!
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
A Zine Jam for Queer and Trans identifying folx led by Pixel. Not sure what zines are? Wishing to become a zinester? You’ve come to the right place! This beginner-friendly […]
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 […]
Volunteer Zine Folding Session
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
We print a *lot* of zines at Iffy Books, which we distribute for free or by donation. That means we’re constantly folding and stapling, which takes patience. And we’re currently […]
Capital Reading Group
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We'll post the sections we're covering before […]
Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]
TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
The third Friday of every month from 6–8 p.m. we host a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. > Come join us for our […]
Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]
Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
On Monday, January 20th at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch […]
Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
On Monday, January 20th at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch […]
Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]
Permacomputing Meetup
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
The Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup returns on Monday, January 20th from 6:30–8:30 p.m. EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via […]
Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]
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 […]
Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Stay tuned for details & registration! 
Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python Screen reading PDF Print-imposed PDF 
Project files on GitHub Register […]
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 […]
Volunteer Zine Folding Session
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
We print a *lot* of zines at Iffy Books, which we distribute for free or by donation. That means we’re constantly folding and stapling, which takes patience. And we’re currently […]
Soldering Practice: LED Heart Board
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Come out and get some soldering practice! This time we're making a heart-shaped board with 22 LEDs, using an oscillator circuit to dim and brighten them at the speed you […]
Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘The Stone Sky’ by N. K. Jemisin
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Join us Wednesday, January 29th at 7 p.m. to discuss The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin, book three in the Broken Earth trilogy. The Moon will soon return. Whether […]
Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]
Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Stay tuned for details & registration! Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python Screen reading PDF Print-imposed PDF Project files on GitHub Register […]
Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]
Cassette Mixtape Session
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we’ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes to share! Register for January 31st:
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 […]
NFC Sculpture Workshop
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
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 […]
Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter | Sunday, February 2nd, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States
Join us for another beginner-friendly soldering project at Iffy Books! You'll assemble a DIY audio meter kit, which you can use to visualize an audio signal's amplitude. To complete this […]