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  • Fri 5
    Picture of Benjamin Franklin wearing sunglasses in green on a black background. Parts of his face and clothes look like a circuit board. At the bottom it says "B-Sides Philadelphia"
    December 5 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

    ๐ŸŽฒ B-Sides Philly

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

    See y'all at B-Sides!

  • Fri 5
    The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font
    December 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿ’ป Philly 2600 Meetup

    ๐Ÿ’ป 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 6
    Image with the following words in different fonts, colors, and angles: Make a hand-coded *holiday* SVG e-card
    December 6 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ๐ŸŽŠ Make a Hand-Coded SVG Holiday E-Card

    ๐ŸŽŠ Make a Hand-Coded SVG Holiday E-Card

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

    Learn to make an animated SVG file using a plaintext editor and web browser. No fancy tools needed! Geany text editor Register

  • Sun 7
    Image with the following words in different fonts, colors, and angles: Make a hand-coded *holiday* SVG e-card
    December 7 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ๐ŸŽŠ Make a Hand-Coded SVG Holiday E-Card

    ๐ŸŽŠ Make a Hand-Coded SVG Holiday E-Card

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

    Learn to make an animated SVG file using a plaintext editor and web browser. No fancy tools needed! Geany text editor Register

  • Sun 7
    '80s style pink glowing text reading "Homebrew Website Club" with a purple triangle and rainbow and grid receding into the background
    December 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿ  IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

    ๐Ÿ  IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

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

    Homebrew Website Club is a growing world-wide network of meetups for everyone who wants to take back their web experience from social media silos, and own their online identities & […]

  • Tue 9
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: 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.
    December 9 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm โœ๏ธ The Writing Room

    โœ๏ธ 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 10
    Old-fashioned website screen capture with a repeated picture of a cloud in the background: Welcome To The *Making Your First Website* Workshop Learn HTML and create a home page on Neocities! Total beginners welcome! Iffy Books / Ragman WARNING: this page is under construction
    December 10 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿ’ป Make Your First Website

    ๐Ÿšง Make Your First Website

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

    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 […]

  • Thu 11
    Image with the following words in different fonts, colors, and angles: Make a hand-coded *holiday* SVG e-card
    December 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ๐ŸŽŠ Make a Hand-Coded SVG Holiday E-Card

    ๐ŸŽŠ Make a Hand-Coded SVG Holiday E-Card

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

    Learn to make an animated SVG file using a plaintext editor and web browser. No fancy tools needed! Geany text editor Sublime Text Happy Birthday example file Register

  • Thu 11
    The cover of a recent edition of 'Technics and Civilization' by Lewis Mumford, with blue and yellow overlapping circles superimposed on a photo from the '30s(?) of a train with a giant propeller on the front, with two people standing nearby
    December 11 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘Technics and Civilization’ by Lewis Mumford (1st half)

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

    โžก๏ธ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief […]

  • Fri 12
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors
    December 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm โšก๏ธ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    โšก๏ธ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

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

    In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register:  

  • Sat 13
    A drawing of two smiling turtles facing each other, with a wi-fi symbol over their heads. One is wearing a cowboy hat and the other is wearing a little bowler. Both turtles have computers on their backs. The text "Model Internet Club" is at the bottom in a typewriter font.
    December 13 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ๐Ÿš‚ Model Internet Club

    ๐Ÿš‚ Model Internet Club

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

    The Model Internet Club is back! Join us every second Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for an informal meetup focused on building small-scale computer networks. No registration needed […]

  • Sun 14
    Closeup photo of a zine with the title "Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python." There's a turtle icon on the middle of the cover with a zig-zagging line coming out of its tail, and several lines of code on the left, such as "left(90)" and "forward(10)." Text on the right says "free zine!" The Iffy Books logo and address (319 N. 11th St. 2I, PHL) are at the bottom right corner.
    December 14 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Private: ๐Ÿข Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python

    ๐Ÿข Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python

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

    Drop in any time from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and learn to draw cool geometric pictures using Python! It's just like Logo, the turtle drawing program that introduced a […]

  • Tue 16
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: 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.
    December 16 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm โœ๏ธ The Writing Room

    โœ๏ธ 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 17
    Pi Pico Development board with red and black wires running to a USB port, attached to the Pico with twist tie wire
    December 17 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ๐Ÿ”„ Solder & Code: Pico Power Cycler

    ๐Ÿ”„ Solder & Code: Pico Power Cycler

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

    In this workshop you'll build a gadget that turns power on and off for a USB-powered device. Useful for rebooting solar-powered radios, making decorations blink, etc. No experience with soldering […]

  • Wed 17
    Book cover for 'The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003' by Steve Coll, with a photo of two people standing near barbed with a huge plume of smoke
    December 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Intelligence History Reading Group: ‘Agents of Subversion’ by

    ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Intelligence History Reading Group: ‘The Achilles Trap’ by Steve Coll

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

    This month we're readingThe Achilles Trap Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003 by Steve Coll ๐ŸŽง Get the audiobook on Libro.fm The Achilles Trap masterfully untangles […]

  • Thu 18
    Pi Pico Development board with red and black wires running to a USB port, attached to the Pico with twist tie wire
    December 18 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ๐Ÿ”„ Solder & Code: Pico Power Cycler

    ๐Ÿ”„ Solder & Code: Pico Power Cycler

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

    In this workshop you'll build a gadget that turns power on and off for a USB-powered device. Useful for rebooting solar-powered radios, making decorations blink, etc. No experience with soldering […]

  • Fri 19
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors
    December 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm โšก๏ธ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    โšก๏ธ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

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

    In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register:  

  • Sat 20
    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"
    December 20 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ๐ŸŽต Cassette Mixtape Session

    ๐ŸŽต Cassette Mixtape Session

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

    Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and weโ€™ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes to share! Register:  

  • Sun 21
    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"
    December 21 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ๐ŸŽต Cassette Mixtape Session

    ๐ŸŽต Cassette Mixtape Session

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

    Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and weโ€™ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes to share! Register:

  • Thu 25
    Super close macro photo of a snowflake. CC-BY Alexey Kljatov https://www.flickr.com/photos/chaoticmind75/46796797182/
    December 25 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    โ„๏ธ Closed December 25th

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

    We'll be closed on December 25th. Sorry for the inconvenience! Photo CC-BY Alexey Kljatov

  • Sat 27
    Flyer with a pink toy keyboard in the background and the following text: Toy Quieting Workshop December 27 & 28 10:30 AM โ€“ 12:30 PM 404 S. 20th St., PHL
    December 27 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ๐Ÿงธ Toy Quieting Workshop

    ๐Ÿงธ Toy Quieting Workshop

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

    Is there a toy in your house thatโ€™s so loud itโ€™s driving you up a wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us for a hands-on workshop […]

  • Sun 28
    Flyer with a pink toy keyboard in the background and the following text: Toy Quieting Workshop December 27 & 28 10:30 AM โ€“ 12:30 PM 404 S. 20th St., PHL
    December 28 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ๐Ÿงธ Toy Quieting Workshop

    ๐Ÿงธ Toy Quieting Workshop

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

    Is there a toy in your house thatโ€™s so loud itโ€™s driving you up a wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us for a hands-on workshop […]

  • Tue 30
    Package label with a circuit diagram showing the connections between a Pi Pico development board, a DFplayer MP3 player module, and a speaker. The text reads: Breadboard MP3 Player Kit โ€ข Pi Pico board with USB-C port  & pre-soldered header pins โ€ข DFplayer MP3 Player module โ€ข 3W speaker โ€ข 830 tie point breadboard โ€ข 2-prong screw terminal โ€ข 4 push buttons โ€ข single-core wire (20") โ€ข mini wire cutter/stripper tool โ€ข M2 screw Instructions & MicroPython code at iffybooks.net/breadboard-mp3-player
    December 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ๐ŸŽถ Breadboard MP3 Player Workshop

    ๐ŸŽถ Breadboard MP3 Player Workshop

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

    Stay tuned for details! Instructions & example code Here's what's included in the kit: Pi Pico board with USB-C port & pre-soldered header pins DFplayer MP3 Player module 3W speaker […]

  • Wed 31
    The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black
    December 31 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ๐Ÿ“ก Meshtastic 101

    ๐Ÿ“ก 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-sizedย LoRa radio transceivers. Weโ€™ll show you how to flash the […]

  • January 2026

  • Thu 1
    1920s(?) era greeting card with an illustration of an old man holding a scythe exiting on the left while a baby stands with its right arm up on the right. Here's the text: GOODBYE OLD YEAR! Good-bye Old Faults, Old Complaints, Old Grievances. - Good-bye Grouches, good-bye Bad Habits, good-bye Pessimism, good-bye Hard-times, Welcome a Fresh-start. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU
    January 1, 2026

    ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Closed January 1st

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

    We'll be closed on New Year's Day. Sorry for the inconvenience!

  • Fri 2
    The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font
    January 2, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿ’ป Philly 2600 Meetup

    ๐Ÿ’ป 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 4
    Pi Pico Development board with red and black wires running to a USB port, attached to the Pico with twist tie wire
    January 4, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ๐Ÿ”„ Solder & Code: Pico Power Cycler

    ๐Ÿ”„ Solder & Code: Pico Power Cycler

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

    In this workshop you'll build a gadget that turns power on and off for a USB-powered device. Useful for rebooting solar-powered radios, making decorations blink, etc. No experience with soldering […]

  • Sun 4
    '80s style pink glowing text reading "Homebrew Website Club" with a purple triangle and rainbow and grid receding into the background
    January 4, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿ  IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

    ๐Ÿ  IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

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

    Homebrew Website Club is a growing world-wide network of meetups for everyone who wants to take back their web experience from social media silos, and own their online identities & […]

  • Tue 6
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: 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.
    January 6, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm โœ๏ธ The Writing Room

    โœ๏ธ 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 7
    The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.
    January 7, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿ’พโ˜€๏ธ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup

    ๐Ÿ’พโ˜€๏ธ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup

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

    The Permacomputing + Solarpunk meetup is the first Wednesday every other monthย at Iffy Books! You can join us in person (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. […]

  • Thu 8
    The cover of a recent edition of 'Technics and Civilization' by Lewis Mumford, with blue and yellow overlapping circles superimposed on a photo from the '30s(?) of a train with a giant propeller on the front, with two people standing nearby
    January 8, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘Technics and Civilization’ by Lewis Mumford (1st half)

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

    โžก๏ธ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief […]

  • Thu 8
    Flyer with an illustration of two people trapped inside a gear, with the following text: Neo-Luddite Reading Group / Iffy Books
    January 8, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

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

    โžก๏ธ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief […]

  • Thu 8
    The cover of a recent edition of 'Technics and Civilization' by Lewis Mumford, with blue and yellow overlapping circles superimposed on a photo from the '30s(?) of a train with a giant propeller on the front, with two people standing nearby
    January 8, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘Technics and Civilization’ by Lewis Mumford (2nd half)

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

    โžก๏ธ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief […]

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