Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
hacking, free culture, gardening, zines
Orange Pi Zero 3 boards aren't currently available at a reasonable price, so we're canceling this workshop for April. Stay tuned! ΜΆJΜΆoΜΆiΜΆnΜΆ ΜΆuΜΆsΜΆ ΜΆfΜΆoΜΆrΜΆ ΜΆtΜΆhΜΆeΜΆ ΜΆwΜΆoΜΆrΜΆkΜΆsΜΆhΜΆoΜΆpΜΆ ΜΆHΜΆoΜΆsΜΆtΜΆ ΜΆaΜΆ ΜΆWΜΆeΜΆbΜΆsΜΆiΜΆtΜΆeΜΆ ΜΆaΜΆtΜΆ […]
Learn to make an animated SVG file using a plaintext editor and web browser. No fancy tools needed! Richard (a.k.a. RAGMAN) will be teaching this one. β‘οΈ Geany text editor […]
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 […]
The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.!
In this workshop youβll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. Weβre using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a […]
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 […]
> The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedΒ LoRa radio transceivers. Weβll show you how to flash the […]
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 & […]
A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.
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 […]
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: coming soon!
In this workshop youβll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. Weβre using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a […]
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 […]
Interested in learning to sew, mend or make clothes? Already know how and wanna hang out with people while sewing? Come and join us! Sewing supplies and a sewing machine […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Permacomputing + Solarpunk meetup is the first Wednesday every other monthΒ at Iffy Books! You can join us in person (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. […]
β‘οΈ 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 […]
Our quarterly off-site bonus workshop for Patreon supporters. Check out our Patreon page for details! Questions? Email iffybooks@iffybooks.net
A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.
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 […]
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: coming soon!
For people who value connection, sustainability, and creativity -- without AI. Bring: β’ writing projects β’ craft projects β’ books & book recommendations β’ CDs Do not bring: β’ screens […]
FAFIO is a meetup for folks who want to learn new tech skills, but aren't sure where to start. Let's fuck around and figure it out. FAFIO means there is […]
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedΒ LoRa radio transceivers. Weβll show you how to flash the […]
An introduction to MIXXX, a free and open source DJ program that runs beautifully on macOS, Linux, and Windows. It supports a wide range of DJ controller devices and it […]
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 coming soon!
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 […]
The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.!
We're meeting every two weeks to discuss classics of anarchist literature, starting with Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman and The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin. Stay tuned […]
A cyberdeck is a DIY laptop based on a single-board computer (SBC) such as Raspberry Pi, with a tiny LCD screen and keyboard enclosed in a folding case. Bring an […]
A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.