Join us at the Philly Free Library on Wednesday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to noon for the Philadelphia Bookstore Map release party! A grassroots project to showcase our 50+ brick & mortar bookstores, a keepsake quality map to be distributed FREE around the city. The map will include all of the city’s brick-and-mortar bookstores, […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.

On Thursday, June 22nd from 6–8 p.m. we're hosting an open soldering session. If you've been meaning to get a soldering project done, now's your chance! We'll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. If you're looking for a step-by-step introduction to soldering, we're hosting […]

On Friday, June 23rd at 6:30 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 the perspective of a utopian future. Players use a deck of cards to remember Ancestors and work together using Tools and Values to overcome a set of real-world Challenges. Through dialogue and collaborative […]

Here's a link with step-by-step notes on what we've done so far! On June 24th (1–6 p.m) we're meeting again to work toward installing open firmware such as OpenWrt or FreshTomato on an old FH1206 router. We have plenty of routers to go around, which we're selling for $8 each. Proceeds will be split evenly […]

It’s almost time for this year’s BIG SUMMER BOOK SALE hosted by Ulises, Icebox Project Space, and FORTUNE with the support of Penn Treaty SSD! Mark your calendar for Sunday, June 25 from 11 AM–5 PM — there will be books, print and all things adjacent from: @allcapsstudio @theeroticprojectxo @firstlast.us @theheadandthehand @iceboxprojectspace @iffybooks @iota.editions @lotion_decarme […]

Time and Place: 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month 6:30–8:30 p.m. @ Iffy Books Beginning Tuesday, June 27th Contact: neoluddite@victorgom.es @notnaughtknot Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! You may have played around with chatGPT, or perhaps even used DALL-e to generate images from text. Though Large Language Models have been around since 2018, they're currently […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.

Modular Synths 101: In this crash course you will learn the basics of sound design with a modular synthesizer.  We will cover all the basic components from shaping sound waves to the end of chain effects, a little synth history, and debate west coast vs east coast style!  No experience needed. This is an introductory […]

The Model Internet Club meets again on Friday, June 30th, 6–9 p.m. Our goal is to build an offline network for fun and learning. At our last meeting we all connected to a wi-fi router (instead of using Ethernet and a switch like the last few meetings). As usual, most of us were using Linux Mint. […]

The forecast is calling for rain and thunderstorms all weekend… While the plants are happy, this means we’ll have to reschedule our Solstice celebration to NEXT Saturday, July 1, 2pm to sundown. Same live music, danza Azteca, barbacoa and sancocho, kids art activities and more! El pronóstico anuncia lluvia y tormentas eléctricas durante todo el […]

We’re hosting a virtual meetup on Thursday, July 6th at 7 p.m. to help Meshtastic users get connected. Our goal is to make a wireless chat network across the PHL area using low-power LoRa radios. To join the network, you’ll need a LoRa radio such as a Heltec LoRa32, LILYGO LoRa32, or LILYGO T-Beam. Here’s a full list of compatible devices. We recommend updating your Meshtastic firmware […]

On Friday, July 7th at 6 p.m. we’re hosting a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. > Come join us for our monthly First Friday Open Pick Night at Iffy Books! Whether you’re a novice who just stumbled upon LockpickingLawyer, a seasoned safecracker, or somewhere in between, come join us for a […]

On Sunday, July 9th at 1:00 p.m. we’re hosting an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radios. Here’s a link to our updated zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. (Print-imposed PDF coming soon!) If you have a LoRa radio (or reserve one below), we’ll show you how to flash the […]

Time and Place: 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month 6:30–8:30 p.m. @ Iffy Books Beginning Tuesday, June 27th ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Contact: neoluddite@victorgom.es @notnaughtknot Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! You may have played around with chatGPT, or perhaps even used DALL-e to generate images from text. Though Large Language Models have been around […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.

On Thursday, July 13th 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 complete the project. Here’s what’s included in the kit: 1 x Weevil-shaped PCB 2 x LEDs 1 x 47k Ohm resistor 1 x […]

The Model Internet Club meets again on Friday, July 14th, 6–9 p.m. Our goal is to build an offline network for fun and learning. At our last meeting we settled on a design for our network (below). We're just getting started on building it, so newcomers are welcome!

We're hosting an open zine printing session on Saturday, July 15th at 1:00 p.m.! We'll help you turn your zine design into a print-imposed PDF and print ~200 sheets for free. Printing supplies are provided by a grant from the Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility at Swarthmore College, arranged by recent graduate Pixel Stone. […]

On Sunday, July 16th at 1 p.m. we’re running a free workshop on the basics of recording audio. We’ll discuss mic technique, audio hardware, recording conditions, and software options. Everyone will get a chance to make a recording with Audacity and start editing with Reaper. We’ll have a computer available for everyone who signs up. Register:

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 scene safety, injury assessment, basic bleeding control, and tourniquet application. This class doesn’t provide any kind of certification, and is just meant to provide essential information to as […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.

Details: It's hot so come to China town, grab your favorite drink then meet us at Iffy Books for a hacker themed movie night. Details & registration on Meetup

Come out on Friday, July 21st and celebrate Iffy Books's 2nd birthday! We'll have music and drinks from 6–10 p.m. Hope to see you there! Photo by JanetMcK | CC BY 2.0

Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, July 23rd at 1:00 PM EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL) or via Jitsi Meet. ➡️ Meetup Link From Permacomputing.net: Permacomputing is a more sustainable approach to computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Permacomputing is both a concept and a community […]

On Sunday, July 23rd at 3:30 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on creating charts and graphs with the Python programming language. We'll use the modules matplotlib and seaborn to create a range of common plots: histogram, pie chart, bar graph, line graph, and scatter plot. We'll use Jupyter Notebook to keep our code organized. This […]

Time and Place: 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month 6:30–8:30 p.m. @ Iffy Books ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Contact: neoluddite@victorgom.es @notnaughtknot Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! You may have played around with chatGPT, or perhaps even used DALL-e to generate images from text. Though Large Language Models have been around since 2018, they're currently […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.

On Wednesday, July 26th at 7:oo p.m. we'll meet to discuss The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin. See you there! Get the audiobook on Libro.fm.

On Thursday, July 27th from 6–8 p.m. we're hosting an open soldering session. If you've been meaning to get a soldering project done, now's your chance! We'll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. If you're looking for a step-by-step introduction to soldering, we're hosting […]

We’re hosting a virtual meetup on Thursday, July 27th at 7 p.m. to help Meshtastic users get connected. Our goal is to make a wireless chat network across the PHL area using low-power LoRa radios. To join the network, you’ll need a LoRa radio such as a Heltec LoRa32, LILYGO LoRa32, or LILYGO T-Beam. Here’s a full list of compatible devices. ➡️ Meetup link Here’s a link […]

Bring your laptops and hang out with fellow community members of Philly JS Club for an evening of hacking on personal projects. ➡️ Register on Eventbrite The Philadelphia JavaScript Club, founded in 2022, is a place for developers of all skill and experience levels to connect, show off their work, and learn new things. We are […]

Router Hack Day III is Saturday, July 29th! Now that we have a working OpenWRT firmware build for the routers we've been working on, we'll show everyone how to install it. And then the fun begins! Here's our how-to guide for Saturday:➡️ Install OpenWrt on your Atlas Media Router