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  • September 2024
  • Sun 22
    The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.
    September 22, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 💾🌾 Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup

    💾🌾 Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup

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

    The Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup is every fourth Sunday at 1:00 PM ET. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via Jitsi […]

  • Sun 22
    September 22, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    📚 Philly Socialists Reading Group: ‘Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization’ by Rodrigo Nunes

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

    We’re reading Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization by Rodrigo Nunes. How do we organize in a world after both Occupy and the Sanders campaign? A decade […]

  • Tue 24
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: New Summer Hours! 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.
    September 24, 2024 @ 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 25
    A photo of an audio cassette tape, made of black plastic with a red label. The brand is BASF, and the text says "ferro super LH 90"
    September 25, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 🎵 Open Cassette Mixtape Session

    🎵 Open 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! Stop by any time 1-5 p.m. No registration […]

  • Wed 25
    The cover of 'The Saint of Bright Doors' by Vajra Chandrasekera, with a pair of ornate doors surrounded by blue with yellow in the background, and pieces of broken chine scattered around the corners
    September 25, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘The Saint of Bright Doors’ by Vajra Chandrasekera

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

    Our September book is Vajra Chandrasekera's The Saint of Bright Doors, a post-colonial fable that features, among other things, a support group for the chosen ones who were, in the end, not […]

  • Thu 26
    Photo of a soldering kit with a circuit board shaped like a weevil, three resistors, two LEDs, a transistor, a photoresistor, and a battery clip.
    September 26, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering Workshop

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering Workshop

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

    On the second and fourth Thursday of every month we run a soldering workshop for beginners! You’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to complete the […]

  • Fri 27
    Photo of a Shure SM58 microphone
    September 27, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 🎤 Audio Recording Basics

    🎤 Audio Recording Basics

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

    Join us for a 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 […]

  • Sat 28
    Flyer image with the following text in black on a green background: PHL Meshtastic Meetups Sat, Sept 28 1–4 p.m. Sat, Oct 5 1–4 p.m. Join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St.) or virtually at iffybooks.club.meshtastic
    September 28, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 📡 Philly Meshtastic Meetup & Live Stream

    📡 PHL Meshtastic Meetup & Live Stream

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

    Join us for a meetup of Meshtastic users in Philly! We'll meet in person at Iffy Books, and we'll be running a live stream so folks can try to join […]

  • October 2024
  • Tue 1
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: New Summer Hours! 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 1, 2024 @ 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 2
    Flyer image with an illustration of a woman surfing in the bottom right corner, with the following text in blue: IP Addressing Basics a talk by Gaia Weds, October 2nd 6:00–8:00 p.m. Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL
    October 2, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    🏄‍♀️ IP Addressing Basics

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

    A talk by Gaia at Iffy Books Wednesday, October 2nd at 6 p.m. Ever been curious as to how your home WiFi works? Maybe you’ve heard of an IP address, […]

  • Thu 3
    Flyer with an illustration of a robotic dog and the following text: Shut Down Ghost Robotics Open House Join. Engage. Resist. Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St. Near Pine St. October 3, 7:00 PM @shut.down.ghost.robotics
    October 3, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    🤖 Shut Down Ghost Robotics Open House

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

    CALL TO ACTION: Join us at our open house at Iffy Books on Oct 3rd from 7pm - 8pm. Come engage with other folks concerned about these overpowered buckets of […]

  • Fri 4
    The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font
    October 4, 2024 @ 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 5
    Flyer image with the following text in black on a green background: PHL Meshtastic Meetups Sat, Sept 28 1–4 p.m. Sat, Oct 5 1–4 p.m. Join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St.) or virtually at iffybooks.club.meshtastic
    October 5, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 📡 Philly Meshtastic Meetup & Live Stream

    📡 PHL Meshtastic Meetup & Live Stream

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

    Join us for a meetup of Meshtastic users in Philly! We'll meet in person at Iffy Books, and we'll be running a live stream so folks can try to join […]

  • Sun 6
    October 6, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    📚 Philly Socialists Reading Group: ‘Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization’ by Rodrigo Nunes

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

    We’re reading Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization by Rodrigo Nunes. How do we organize in a world after both Occupy and the Sanders campaign? A decade […]

  • Tue 8
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: New Summer Hours! 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 8, 2024 @ 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 9
    Flyer image with gear teeth at the top and bottom, a book cover, and the following text: Neo-Luddite Reading Group 2nd Wednesday of every month at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) & online at iffybooks.club/neoluddite The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence by Matteo Pasquinelli Wednesday, October 9th 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. EDT Introduction – Chapter 5 Wednesday, November 13th 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. EST Chapter 6 – Conclusion
    October 9, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘The Eye of the Master’ by Matteo Pasquinelli

    ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘The Eye of the Master’ by Matteo Pasquinelli

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

    The Neo-Luddite Reading Group meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Starting October 9th we'll discuss The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence […]

  • Thu 10
    Photo of a soldering kit with a circuit board shaped like a weevil, three resistors, two LEDs, a transistor, a photoresistor, and a battery clip.
    October 10, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering Workshop

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering Workshop

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

    On the second and fourth Thursday of every month we run a soldering workshop for beginners! You’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to complete the […]

  • Fri 11
    Flyer with a drawing of an off-kilter city scene and the following text: A Little Divination Colin Dodds: Forget this Good Thing Aphorisms + An App Matt Dublin Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Oct 11, 7–9 p.m. Creative good times FREE Please come
    October 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    📚 A literary event with Colin Dodds and Matt Dublin: ‘Forget This Good Thing’

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

    Forget this Good Thing is a first-of-its-kind literary and philosophical experience. Both a book and an app, it was named a finalist for the Big Other Book Prize for Nonfiction. […]

  • Sat 12
    Flyer with a purple-teal-peach gradient background, a movie poster with a robotic figure standing in front of skyscrapers, and the following text: A Screening of Metropolis (1927) directed by Fritz Lang based on a novel by Thea von Harbou Sat, October 12th 6:30 p.m. at Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL PRESENTED BY THE NEO-LUDDITE READING GROUP
    October 12, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    🎥 A Screening of ‘Metropolis’ (1927)

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

    On Saturday, October 12th at 6:30 p.m. we're screening the film Metropolis (1927), directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou and Lang. This free event is presented […]

  • Tue 15
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: New Summer Hours! 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 15, 2024 @ 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 16
    Flyer with the following text on a yellow background: the lowpass presents INTRO TO COMPUTER MUSIC BUILD AN ALGORITHMIC SEQUENCER IN MAX with Dr. Matt Wednesday, Oct 16, 6-8PM Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St. $5-20 Suggested Donation Laptops available if you need one!
    October 16, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    🎶 Intro to Computer Music: Build an Algorithmic Sequencer in Max

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

    This workshop approaches one of the most fundamental components of electronic music-making -- the sequencer -- as a potential creative collaborator. Leveraging a handful of simple algorithms, participants will develop […]

  • Thu 17
    A painting of two farmers walking. A man with a broad-brimmed hat and a white mustache carries a scythe over his shoulder, while a woman with a scarf over her hair carries a wooden rake beside him.
    October 17, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 📚 Capital Reading Group

    📚 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 […]

  • Fri 18
    The logo for The Open Organization of Lockpickers, with the acronym TOOOL at the top in red. Each letter O in the acronym is designed to look like the keyway of a lock.
    October 18, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🔓 TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup

    🔓 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 […]

  • Sun 20
    October 20, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    📚 Philly Socialists Reading Group: ‘Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization’ by Rodrigo Nunes

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

    We’re reading Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization by Rodrigo Nunes. How do we organize in a world after both Occupy and the Sanders campaign? A decade […]

  • Tue 22
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: New Summer Hours! 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 22, 2024 @ 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 23
    A photo of a Bostitch booklet stapler, with the following text overlaid with a rainbow gradient: Volunteer Zine Folding Session
    October 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 🖇️ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    🖇️ 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 […]

  • Wed 23
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: Meshtastic 101 Class & Meetup Weds, Oct 23 Class: 3-4 p.m. Meetup: 4-6 p.m. Join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or at iffybooks.club/meshtastic
    October 23, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm 📡 Meshtastic 101

    📡 Meshtastic 101 Class & Meetup

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

    Our Meshtastic 101 class will begin at 3 p.m. on October 23rd, followed by a general meetup for local Meshtastic users from 4–6 p.m. Join us for an introduction to […]

  • Thu 24
    Photo of a soldering kit with a circuit board shaped like a weevil, three resistors, two LEDs, a transistor, a photoresistor, and a battery clip.
    October 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ⚡️ Beginner Soldering Workshop

    ⚡️ Beginner Soldering Workshop

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

    On the second and fourth Thursday of every month we run a soldering workshop for beginners! You’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to complete the […]

  • Tue 29
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: New Summer Hours! 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 29, 2024 @ 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 30
    A photo of an audio cassette tape, made of black plastic with a red label. The brand is BASF, and the text says "ferro super LH 90"
    October 30, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 🎵 Open Cassette Mixtape Session

    🎵 Open 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! Stop by any time 1-5 p.m. No registration […]

  • Wed 30
    The cover of 'To Be Taught, If Fortunate' by Becky Chambers, with a photorealistic illustration of a woman in a skintight white outfight floating in space with the Earth in the background
    October 30, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘To Be Taught, If Fortunate’ by Becky Chambers

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

    Join us Wednesday, October 30th at 7 p.m. to discuss the novel To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers. (We moved Who Fears Death to November 27th because copies were […]

  • November 2024
  • Fri 1
    The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font
    November 1, 2024 @ 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.

  • Sun 3
    Sign with the following text: We’re opening late on Sunday, November 3rd. We’ll be here 4–7 p.m. Sorry for the inconvenience! Iffy Books
    November 3, 2024

    🪧 Open 4–7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov 3

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

    We’re opening late on Sunday, November 3rd. We’ll be here 4–7 p.m. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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