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

🖨 Printer Toner Refill Clinic
2022-05-22 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Replacing laser printer toner cartridges is expensive and wasteful. Fortunately, there’s a better way! You can refill an empty cartridge with (cheap) toner powder and reuse it dozens of times.
Stop by Iffy Books from noon to 8 p.m. and learn how to refill a laser toner cartridge. You’ll use a soldering iron to cut a hole in the cartridge, and we’ll provide toner powder for Brother and HP printers.
Bring an empty toner cartridge, with or without a printer.
Free event, donations accepted.

⚡️ Breadboard Night
2022-05-24 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Tuesday, May 24 is Breadboard Night at Iffy Books! We’ll have plenty of breadboards, electronic components, and example circuits for y’all to play with. No curriculum or goal, just a chance to hang out and tinker. Stop by 5–8 PM.
This event is free! If you build a circuit you want to keep, you can pay for the parts and take it home.

🌾💾 Permacomputing Meetup + Slide Rule Demo
2022-05-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
The Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup is on the last Thursday of every month. Hope to see you there!
This month we’re running a demo on how to use a slide rule, an analog tool that lets you do precise multiplication and division operations.
To join this meeting, connect to the following server with the Mumble app:
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Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #3E
Philly, PA
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✒️ Hands-on workshop: Design a flyer with Scribus
2022-05-28 14:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
At this workshop you’ll learn to design a flyer with Scribus, a free desktop publishing tool similar to Ad*be InD*sign. Scribus runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Register for Design a flyer with Scribus
Date: May 28, 2022, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Address: 319 N. 11th St. #3E, Philly, PA
Suggested donation: $10 (waived for students and anyone who can’t afford it)
➡️ Click here to make a donation or donate in person at the event.

🔓 Intro to Lock Picking
2022-05-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by and learn to pick a lock! We’ll have to plenty of locks and tools to practice with.

💻 Philly 2600 Meetup
2022-06-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
The next Philly 2600 meetup is Friday, June 3 at Iffy Books. Trash Panda Village will be open too!
Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #3E
Philly, PA

🎥 TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard
2022-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On Monday, 6/6 we’re hosting a free screening of TPB AFK (2013), a documentary following three of The Pirate Bay‘s founders as they stood trial in Sweden beginning in 2009. A classic of free culture cinema.

✏️ The Writing Room @ Iffy Books
2022-06-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Want to get writing done this summer?
Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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. Facilitated by trained writing consultant and fellow co-writer, Shannan Hayes.
Please note: We will get started promptly at 5 pm, so it is recommended that you arrive by 4:45 to settle in. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
See you there!

Bleeding Control Basics
2022-06-08 19:00 - 21:00
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.
Registration:

⚡️ Breadboard Night
2022-06-09 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Thursday, June 9 is Breadboard Night at Iffy Books! We’ll have plenty of breadboards, electronic components, and example circuits for y’all to play with. Stop by 5–8 PM.
This event is free! If you build a circuit you want to keep, you can pay for the parts and take it home.

🎥 Resist Climate Inaction
2022-06-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On Friday, June 10 at 7PM we’re screening Resist Climate Inaction, a 12-minute film from Blockade Australia that everyone should see.
This event is free! We’ll have a discussion after the screening for anyone who wants to hang out and chat.

Anti-Copyright Meetup
2022-06-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re hosting an anti-copyright meetup on Sunday, June 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All are welcome!
Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #3E
Philly, PA

✏️ The Writing Room @ Iffy Books
2022-06-14 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-06-21 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-06-28 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-05 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-12 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Want to get writing done this summer?
Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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-in’s in between. Facilitated by trained writing consultant and fellow co-writer, Shannan Hayes.
Please note: We will get started promptly at 5 pm, so it is recommended that you arrive by 4:45 to settle in. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
See you there!

🎥 Crass: There is No Authority But Yourself
2022-06-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On June 16 we’re hosting a free screening of the documentary Crass: There is No Authority But Yourself (2006), directed by Alexander Oey. Hope to see you there!
From Wikipedia:
> There is No Authority But Yourself is a Dutch film directed by Alexander Oey documenting the history of anarchist punk band Crass. The film features archive footage of the band and interviews with former members Steve Ignorant, Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher. As well as reflecting on the band’s past the film focusses on their current activities, and includes footage of Rimbaud performing with Last Amendment at the Vortex jazz club in Hackney, a compost toilet building workshop and a permaculture course held at Dial House in the spring of 2006.

⌨️ Typewriter Party
2022-06-17 18:00 - 21:00
Do you have a typewriter you never get to show off? Bring it to the Iffy Books Typewriter Party on Friday, June 17, 6–9 PM.
We’ll have drinks and snacks! It’ll be fun!

🔊 Audio Visualization Lab
2022-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
What’s the difference between a waveform and a spectrogram? What do these blobs and squiggles in my audio editor mean? What are the limitations of audio visualization?
If you’re curious about questions like these, this is the event for you!
Registration:

🎥 Resist Climate Inaction
2022-06-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Change of plans! We’re screening Resist Climate Inaction today at 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm so y’all can make the protest at City Hall.
On Friday, June 24 at 7PM we’re screening Resist Climate Inaction, a 12-minute film from Blockade Australia that everyone should see.
This event is free! We’ll have a discussion after the screening for anyone who wants to hang out and chat.

💾🌾 Permacomputing Meetup
2022-06-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Our June permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, 6/26 at 1:00 PM EDT. Join us in person at the shop, or via Mumble audio stream!
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📚 Reading Group: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
2022-06-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Ursula K Le Guin’s The Dispossessed is a thought experiment in anarchist practice, a meditation on individual relationships as a model for political action, a treatise on the philosophy and physics of time, a climate change novel, and so full of other things that it didn’t have room for the communal pickle barrels.*
Join us on Wednesday, June 29th at 7:00 PM at the bookstore for the first meeting of the Iffy Books reading group, featuring The Dispossessed. Stop by the shop ahead of time to pick up a copy, available for $8.99.
Discussion hosted by Joshua Kopin.
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Register for the reading group:

🗓 First Friday at Iffy Books!
2022-07-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On Friday, July 1 we’re hosting a reception for First Friday from 6–9 PM. We’ll have drinks and music — should be fun!

[Closed on July 4]
2022-07-04
We’ll be closed on July 4. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Bleeding Control Basics
2022-07-06 19:00 - 21:00 | 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.
This workshop is free.
Registration:

Anti-Copyright Meetup
2022-07-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re hosting an anti-copyright meetup on Sunday, July 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome!
Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #3E
Philly, PA

🎨 [Postponed!] Art History Teach-In
2022-07-13 18:00 - 21:00
This is event is postponed until September! Stay tuned for the new date.
> To give a 5-minute presentation (or shorter!) on an art topic people should know about, fill out the registration form below. If you want to show slides, you can bring the file on a USB drive or email it to iffybooks@iffybooks.net.
Register:

Game Night: Backdoors & Breaches
2022-07-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On Wednesday, July 14 at 7PM we’ll be host a round of the role-playing game Backdoors & Breaches. You should join us! We’ll have drinks and snacks.

📙 Big Summer Book Sale at Icebox Project Space
2022-07-16 12:00 - 18:00 | Icebox Project Space at Crane Arts, 1400 N American St., Philadelphia, PA, 19122, United States
On Saturday, June 16th we’ll be selling books at the Big Summer Book Sale, organized by Ulises Books. The event is at Icebox Project Space in the Crane Arts Building. See you there!
