We'll be hosting the Philly 2600 meetup on Friday, August 5th. We're also celebrating the first anniversary of Iffy Books! There will be cake. See you there!   Pixel cake by Broccosparagus Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License

We'll be closed on Sunday, August 7th. We apologize for the inconvenience!

Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the month of August. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into 3 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, […]

Stop by Iffy Books on Saturday, August 13th for day 1 of Mesh Jam 2022! If you're curious about mesh networking, this is the event for you. We'll have talks, workshops, and games all day long. This event is free. ➡️ Videos from Mesh Jam 2022 # Mesh Jam Day 1: Saturday, August 13th 1:00 […]

Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the month of August. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into 3 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, […]

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. This workshop […]

If you're curious about mesh networking, this free event is for you. We'll have talks, workshops, and games all day long. ➡️ Videos from Mesh Jam 2022 # Mesh Jam Day 2: Saturday, August 20th 1:00 p.m. Let's Build an ESP8266 Chat Mesh with Steve 1:45 p.m. Intro to Hardware Hacking with Nomad & Retry […]

Our August permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, 8/21 at 1:00 PM EDT. Join us in person at the shop, or via Mumble audio stream! ➡️ Download Mumble Mumble server: 134.209.32.64 Port: 64738 ➡️ Here's a link to a list of topics discussed at the last meeting.

Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the month of August. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into 3 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, […]

In this workshop, led by Alison Macrina, you'll learn how to maintain your online privacy while accessing information about abortion and other sensitive topics. This event is free.

Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the month of August. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into 3 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, […]

On Wednesday, August 31st we're reading Ernest Callenbach's short 1975 novel Ecotopia, about the secession of northern California, Oregon, and Washington and what happens after. Register:

We have new hours starting Thursday, September 1st. See you at the shop! Weds 5–8 p.m. Thurs 5–8 p.m. Fri 2–9 p.m. Sat 12–8 p.m. Sun 12–6 p.m.

Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!

We're doing First Friday a week late! Vox Populi and a few other galleries in our building are have shows opening on September 9th this month, to avoid Labor Day weekend. So we'll have a reception with drinks, snacks, and music. Hope to see you there!

Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!

Learn how to gather, clean and store seeds from your favorite plants so you can grow them again next season! We’ll cover introductory info about what’s interesting and important to consider when saving seeds, and work hands on with plants like tomatoes, squash, and common herbs. Led by Goda Trakumaite, a gardener and farmer with […]

Our September permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, 9/18 at 1:00 PM EDT. Join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #3E, PHL) or via Jitsi audio stream. ➡️ Jitsi Stream Link  

We're postponing the reading group until next month. We apologize for the inconvenience! ➡️ Link to the new event page On Wednesday, September 21st, October 19th, we'll discuss our first collection of short stories, Multispecies Cities, which gathers work from writers across Asia and the Pacific to imagine futures that emphasize the importance of interspecies […]

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. This workshop […]

On Saturday, September 24th at 2 p.m., Mike Dank will give a presentation on the hidden internet infrastructure that surrounds us in Philly. Hope to see you there! ➡️ Link to video ➡️ Link to slides Philadelphia’s network infrastructure is messy, clumsy, and often unseen by the general public. Wandering the streets, you may get […]

Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!

At this workshop we’ll discuss strategies for maintaining privacy when working on activist projects. We’ll focus on ways location data from your phone can be used against you, and how to keep you and your friends safe. ➡️ This workshop is part of Meadowfest, a series of events at the FDR Meadows from September 24th […]

Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!

The next Philly 2600 meetup is Friday, October 7th at Iffy Books, starting around 6:00 p.m. See you then! The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people. Philly 2600 has been meeting since the early ’90s, and was one of […]

On Saturday, October 8th at 2 p.m. EDT, Nelson Chu Pavlosky will give a presentation on how he moved from one house to another entirely by bike. It was a 12-mile trip uphill, from South Philly to the Mt. Airy neighborhood. Hope to see you there! ➡️ Video link  

Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!

At this workshop you'll learn about VisiData, a lightweight command-line tool that can help you explore just about any kind of dataset, from spreadsheets to databases. Led by Dave Slinger. VisiData is an interactive multitool for tabular data. It combines the clarity of a spreadsheet, the efficiency of the terminal, and the power of Python, […]

Found-document fiction can be dismissed as a gimmick, but Tenacity Plys’s new novella Family Curse - Field Notebooks (1880-2020) proves that when the form fits the content, that’s when the magic happens. Ten will give a reading, then discuss how xe crafted the form to fit the content while developing the story. Plus, xe’ll give […]

Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, October 16th at 1:00 PM EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #3E, PHL) or via Jitsi audio stream. ➡️ Jitsi Stream Link

"Selective Attention: Interventions into the Computational Gaze" Featuring the work of Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Lisa Marie Patzer and Roopa Vasudevan Opening reception: October 18, 2022 5:15pm – 7:00pm Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500 3620 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA The opening reception is open to the public. More event info here. Algorithms and computation are […]

On Wednesday, October 19th, we'll discuss our first collection of short stories, Multispecies Cities, which gathers work from writers across Asia and the Pacific to imagine futures that emphasize the importance of interspecies justice. Register:

Iffy Books will be tabling at WOPR Summit 0x01 on Friday, October 21st. We'll be there roughly 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. That means our shop at 319 N. 11th St. will open at 5 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. Sorry for the inconvenience! We'll be open until 9 p.m. > WOPR Summit is an […]