On Saturday, January 21st we’re running an audio digitization clinic! Bring a cassette tape or record from noon to 7 p.m. and we’ll help you make a digital copy. If you bring a laptop, we'll show you how to do it yourself. We'll also have a computer available to share. Sign up for for a […]

We're hosting a permacomputing meetup on Sunday, January 22nd at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL) or via Jitsi audio stream. ➡️ Jitsi Stream Link Here's a recording from our December Meetup: https://kolektiva.media/w/84RnX8VkpePQsG3P7Kt9Jv

For our January reading group, we'll discuss Ada Palmer's Too Like the Lightning, a utopian vision of a world that has radically reimagined, among other things, transportation, citizenship, and communication. See you Wednesday, January 25th at 7 p.m.! This event is free. Donations accepted.

On Thursday, January 26th 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 […]

A new meetup for creators in Philly! You can find more info on Facebook: Philadelphia Creators Meetup

Wednesdays 5–8PM (except the last week 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, February 2nd at 6 p.m. we're hosting a letter writing event for six Atlanta Forest defenders who have been denied bail. Bring a pen!

The Philly 2600 meetup will be at Iffy Books on Friday, February 3rd, starting around 6:00 p.m. > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people. We're also hosting a meetup for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of […]

On Saturday, February 4th we're hosting a data destruction event at Iffy Books. Join us at 1 p.m. for a workshop on several command-line tools for securely deleting data on magnetic drives (shred, wipe, and srm). We'll also discuss full-disk encryption. Bring a laptop and/or external hard drive for hands-on practice! From 2 p.m. to […]

Join us at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 5th and make your own MP3 boombox! We'll use the DFPlayer Mini MP3 player board (below), which has an SD card slot and a built-in 3-watt amplifier. You'll set up the MP3 player controls on a breadboard, connect speakers and a battery, and mount everything in a […]

Philly ABC is back with our regular letter-writing events this month featuring Alex Stokes, an antifascist prisoner sentenced to 20 years for defending himself and others from armed Proud Boys at the New York State Capitol on January 6th. Alex is a journalist and artist from Albany, NY. He began documenting social unrest in 2014, […]

Wednesdays 5–8PM (except the last week 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.

Chip Set is a DIY electronics meetup at Iffy Books on the second and fourth Thursday of each month (starting February 2023). If you're interested in circuits, microcontrollers, and/or single-board computers, stop by and make some friends! All ages and skill levels are welcome, including total newbies. This is an informal meetup, without a set […]

Are you curious about Mastodon and the fediverse? Join us Saturday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. for an introduction to federated social media with Nelson Chu Pavlosky. Nelson is an admin and moderator at jawns.club, a Philly-centric Mastodon server. You’ll learn about Mastodon's history, how it compares to legacy social media (e.g., Twitter), and how […]

On February 11th and 12th we're hosting a two-day workshop on how to build a tent-safe heater that can burn isopropyl alcohol or ethanol. Workshop Day 1: Making the burner Workshop Day 2: Testing, wicking, caging  Register: Note: We have limited supplies for this event. Don't register unless you're sure you can make it to […]

Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, February 12th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL) or via Jitsi audio stream.➡️ Jitsi Stream Link From Permacomputing.net: Permacomputing is a more sustainable approach to computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Permacomputing is both […]

On February 11th and 12th we're hosting a two-day workshop on how to build a tent-safe heater that burns isopropyl alcohol or ethanol. Workshop Day 1: Making the burner Workshop Day 2: Testing, wicking, caging  ➡️ Register here image by heater bloc via twitter

Wednesdays 5–8PM (except the last week 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.

This meetup is focused on hands-on learning and networking for those interested in information security. In other words a place for people to learn more about computer security and the tools used by information security professionals. This group is starting out but with some input from all of you I'm sure it will be able […]

Join us Sunday, February 19th at 3:30 p.m. to celebrate the launch of "Fuck a Cellicon Valley," a zine about a development plan that would displace residents and destroy wild space in the area around Bartam's North and Bartam's South. We'll have snacks and free zines! Read the zine Print the zine Here's an excerpt: After […]

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.

For our February reading group, we’ll discuss Allegra Hyde’s cli-fi novel Eleutheria. See you Wednesday, February 22nd at 7 p.m.! This event is free. Donations accepted.

Chip Set is a DIY electronics meetup at Iffy Books on the second and fourth Thursday of each month (starting February 2023). If you're interested in circuits, microcontrollers, and/or single-board computers, stop by and make some friends! All ages and skill levels are welcome, including total newbies. This is an informal meetup, without a set […]

On Friday, February 24th at 6 p.m. we're hosting a book launch party for Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World by Cris Thomas. Join us at 6:30 for a reading and Q&A with the author, followed by a book signing. We'll have drinks and snacks. You can buy the book […]

Join us on Saturday, February 25th at 1:00 p.m. for a presentation by the folks at Philly Community Wireless. They'll tell us about the network they've built so far, where they're planning to expand, and what they've learned along they way. They'll also give advice on setting up your own neighborhood wi-fi network. 🎥 Video […]

On Sunday, February 25th at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Register:

Want to grow something this spring but not sure where to start? Have a community garden plot? A pot on your fire escape? A vacant lot on your block? In this very beginner garden planning workshop/group consultation, we’ll assess factors like space, time, basic plant needs and our desires to come up with a basic […]

On Sunday, February 26th at 3:30 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 […]

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, March 2nd from 6–8 p.m. we’ll host a meetup for folks who want to learn more about the command line. Bring a laptop if you have one! Any OS is fine: macOS, Windows, or Linux. This will be an informal meetup, without a set program or start time. We’ll have a few command-line […]

Join us Friday, March 3rd at 6 p.m. for 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 […]

On Saturday, March 4th at 3:30 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on how to use a multimeter, an essential tool for tinkering with electronics. You’ll learn to measure voltage, resistance, and current, as well as how to test batteries and transistors. We'll have analog and digital multimeters for sale. Bring your own if you have […]