Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL

Bleeding Control Basics
2022-05-07 15:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Presented by Philadelphia 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 many people as possible.
We’ll offer two workshop sessions:

Group A: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Group B: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Register for Bleeding Control Basics

🗓 First Friday at Iffy Books
2022-05-06 18:00 - 21:00
We’ll have drinks and snacks for First Friday, and we’ll be open until 9 p.m. Hope to see you!
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☎️ BBS: The Documentary Marathon Screening
2022-05-01 12:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
An all-day screening of BBS: The Documentary. More details coming soon!

🌱 Iffy Books Plant Swap
2022-04-30 13:00 - 17:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re hosting a plant swap! Bring your seeds, seedlings, and cuttings to swap or share.
We’ll have several dozen maple tree seedlings to give away. They’ll grow almost anywhere!

🌾 Permacomputing Meetup 💾
2022-04-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
The first gathering of the Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup. Everyone is welcome!

📚 Tabling at Everyday Futures Fest Block Party
2022-04-24 12:00 - 19:00 | Da Vinci Art Alliace, 704 Catharine St., Philadelphia, PA, 19147, United States
Iffy Books will have a table at the DVAA Everyday Futures Fest Block Party. See you there!
> The Everyday Futures Fest Block Party on April 24th, 2022 will host temporary installations, performances and interactive experiences throughout the length of Catharine St. between 7th and 8th.

☀️ Explore the Appropriate Technology Library
2022-04-24 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-23 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-22 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-21 12:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to get a free zine and learn more!

📚 Tabling at Vicarious Love Artists Market
2022-04-23 12:00 - 19:00 | Love City Brewery, 1023 Hamilton St., Philadelphia, PA, 19123-3726, United States
We’ll be selling books and zines at the Vicarious Love Artists Market.
Place: Love City Brewery (1023 Hamilton St.)
Date: April 23, 2022
Time: 12–7 p.m.
– 50 curated vendors
– DJs on a truck
– furniture & objects art show
@vicariouslove

✂️ Anti-Copyright Meetup
2022-04-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re hosting an an anti-copyright meetup on Easter Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. All are welcome!

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🍅 Grow something! with Goda Trakumaite
2022-04-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Grow something!
An extreme-beginner-friendly overview of your gardening possibilities.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
• How to grow a little bit of food or herbs with very little space and resources (basic container gardening)
• How to pay attention to and understand your plants (basic plant care)
Led by Goda Trakumaite, a gardener with a decade of experience working with plants. Goda is the coauthor of Adventures in Seed Starting #2: Tomato.
🍅 Click here to register!

🌺 Make your own wildflower seed balls
2022-04-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-09 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-08 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-07 12:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to make throwable seed balls with native wildflower seeds. More details coming soon!

🎉 Reception in our new space (one door down in room 3E) 🎉
2022-04-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re moving to a bigger space! Same building, same floor, one door down in room 3E. To celebrate, we’re having a reception on April 1 from 6–9 p.m. It’ll be First Friday, so all the galleries in the building will be open as well. It would be great to see you!
📚 Iffy Books
🕐 Thursday–Sunday, 12–6 p.m.
📌 319 N. 11th St. 3E, Philly, PA

🔐 Send files securely with Magic Wormhole
2022-03-27 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-03-26 12:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States

Build a DIY sub-irrigated planter 🌱
2022-03-12 - 2022-03-13 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
🌱 Stop by this weekend (Friday & Saturday, 12–6 p.m.) for a free tutorial on how to build a sub-irrigated (self-watering) planter.
A sub-irrigated planter uses wicking to water your plants from below, keeping them alive and happy. It’s easy to make one!
Bring a plastic bottle (any kind) to make a small SIP for seed starting. Or bring four matched bottles to build a reservoir for a larger planter.
🪴 We’ll have potting mix for sale, and free seed packets. Hope to see you!
Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. 3D
Philadelphia, PA

📶 Spread ideas with a pocket wi-fi portal
2022-02-19 - 2022-02-20 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On Feb 19 & 20 (this Saturday & Sunday) we’re hosting a tutorial called Spread ideas with a pocket wi-fi portal. You’ll learn to create a wi-fi access point + web server using the Wemos D1 mini, a low-cost development board based on an ESP8266 microcontroller. It has onboard wi-fi, an 80 MHz processor, and 4 MB of storage. You can program it using the Arduino IDE.
Download the zine PDF and project code to get started! Many thanks to Chris, Sharp, Joe, Nomad, et al. for feedback and help with testing.
📶 Spread ideas with a pocket wi-fi portal
📶 Screen reading zine PDF
📶 Print-imposed zine PDF
📶 Project code on GitHub
We have Wemos D1 mini clone boards for $4! We also have a free zine with instructions for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Bring a laptop if you want, and we’ll help you get set up.
If you want to play it safe, you can reserve your board(s) here: https://iffybooks.net/reserve-a-wifi-board/
See you this weekend!

🎥 Transcode audio & video with FFmpeg
2022-01-20 - 2022-01-23 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re pleased to present a free tutorial on FFmpeg, an essential command-line tool for working with audio and video files. You’ll learn to convert FLAC files to MP3, split stereo audio into separate mono files, convert between video formats, and more!
To get a free zine about FFmpeg, stop by the shop Thursday, January 20 to Sunday, January 23. We’ll be open 12–6 p.m.
🎥 Transcode audio & video with FFmpeg
🎥 Screen reading PDF
🎥 Print-imposed PDF

🎲 Strong encryption with a 10-sided die
2021-12-30 - 2022-01-02 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by this week (Thursday–Sunday, 12–6 p.m.) and learn to create a one-time pad cipher without using a computer. All you’ll need is paper, a pencil, and a 10-sided die.🎲 Strong encryption with a 10-sided die
🎲 Letter-sized PDF
Each zine page is 8.5″x11″, because the encoder/decoder table is difficult to read at booklet scale. If you’re printing double-sided, use the “long-edge flip” setting.

🪡 How to darn your clothes
2021-12-16 - 2021-12-19
This week we’re running a tutorial on how to darn your clothes! Bring a garment with a small tear or worn spot, and we’ll help you repair it with a needle and thread.
🪡 How to darn your clothes
🪡 Screen reading PDF
🪡 Print-imposed PDF

🐁 Program a Digispark Mouse Jiggler
2021-12-02 - 2021-12-05 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by this week (Thursday–Sunday, 12–6 p.m.) and learn how to program a mouse jiggler or keyboard simulator using a Digispark clone.
🐁 Program a Digispark Mouse Jiggler
🐁 Screen reading PDF
🐁 Print-imposed PDF

🔊 Make noise music with MicroPython and a Pi Pico
2021-11-19 - 2021-11-20 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
This weekend we’re running a tutorial on making noise with a Raspberry Pi Pico and MicroPython. Stop by any time on Friday, November 19 (5–9 p.m.) or Saturday, November 20 (12–6 p.m.) to learn more!Here’s a link to the example code.
🔊 Make noise music with MicroPython and a Pi Pico
🔊 Screen reading PDF
🔊 Print-imposed PDF

🧲 Share a file with BitTorrent
2021-11-05 - 2021-11-06 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On November 5 & 6 we’ll host a tutorial on how to share files using BitTorrent, an alternative to cloud storage options like DropBox.
🧲 Share a file with BitTorrent
🧲 Screen reading PDF
🧲 Print-imposed PDF

🖋️ Design a flyer with Scribus
2021-10-15 - 2021-10-16 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by this weekend for a tutorial on Scribus, a free desktop publishing program for Linux, macOS, and Windows. You’ll learn to install Scribus, download fonts and images, and design an eye-catching flyer.
🖋️ Design a flyer with Scribus
🖋️ Screen reading PDF
🖋️ Print-imposed PDF

🌐 Is Ubuntu for me?
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-02 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
🌐 Is Ubuntu for me?
🌐 Screen reading PDF
🌐 Print-imposed PDF
