Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
hacking, free culture, gardening, zines
On Friday, May 5th at 6 p.m. we're hosting a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. > Come join us for our monthly First […]
We'll be at the Iglesias Garden May Day celebration on May 6th. See you there! 🚨¡ guarde la fecha para nuestra primera fiesta del año! 🚨(English below) SABADO 6 DE […]
We'll be at the Rotunda with a table full of zines and books on Saturday, May 6th. New Zine Show Incoming! West Philly Spring Zine Fest is happening at The […]
Join us on Sunday, May 7th at 1:00 p.m. and make your own solar-powered zoetrope! This workshop is suitable for beginners and kids. No experience necessary. A zoetrope is one […]
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. […]
Chip Set is a DIY electronics meetup at Iffy Books on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. If you’re interested in circuits, microcontrollers, and/or single-board computers, stop by […]
Friday, May 12, 7:00–9:00pm hosted by Dream Poet for Hire With featured performances by: Alex Smith Line on Some Trip (L.O.S.T.) and Cameron Stuart Accessibility: 1st Floor is up 5 […]
We're looking for help to build a wireless, solar-powered chat network across the Philly area! Are you interested in learning about off-grid solar power? Do you have a sunny place […]
The Model Internet Club meets again on Saturday, May 13th at 5 p.m. Our goal is to build an offline network for fun and learning. We’ll have routers, switches, servers, and […]
On Sunday, May 14th at 1:00 p.m. we'll re-run our workshop 'Let’s Make a Solar-Powered Chat Network' for anyone who didn't make it to the workshop the day before. We […]
We’re hosting a virtual meetup on Tuesday, May 16th at 7 p.m. to help Meshtastic users get connected. Our goal is to make a wireless chat network across the PHL area using low-power LoRa radios. ➡️ Jitsi […]
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. […]
On Thursday, May 18th at 6:00 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 […]
On Friday, May 19th at 6:00 p.m. we're hosting an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radios. Here's […]
On Saturday, May 20th at 1:00 p.m. we’re hosting a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Register:
Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, May 21st at 1:00 PM EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL) or via […]
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 […]
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. […]
Chip Set is a DIY electronics meetup at Iffy Books on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. If you’re interested in circuits, microcontrollers, and/or single-board computers, stop by […]
Please join us to celebrate the release of Salmon and The Moan Wilds on May 25th at 7:30 p.m. With readings by Sebastian Castillo, Caroline Rayner, Ted Rees, Oscar d'Artois & […]
• Command for opening serial connection with router: minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 -c on • Firmware download for Tenda FH1206 router • Docker command for decompressing firmware with unblob: docker run […]
On Saturday, 5/27 we're screening the film Machines in Flames at 8 p.m., followed by a virtual Q&A with the filmmakers. Machines in Flames (2022, 50min) finds a secret history […]
Hi all! I'm kind of feeling this "cold month of May" thing, reminds me of one of my favorite Cocteau Twins tracks. That said, anticipate a HOT HOT reading in […]
We’re hosting a virtual meetup on Tuesday, May 30th at 7 p.m. to help Meshtastic users get connected. Our goal is to make a wireless chat network across the PHL area using low-power LoRa radios. To join the […]
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. […]
On Wednesday, May 31st at 7 p.m. we'll meet to discuss The Water Knife (2015) by Paolo Bacigalupi.
The Philly 2600 meetup will be at Iffy Books on Friday, June 2nd, starting at 6:00 p.m. > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, […]
On Saturday, June 3rd at 3:30 p.m. we're running a workshop on ImageMagick, an essential command-line tool for converting between image formats and applying custom compression and filters. Register:
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. […]
On Thursday, June 8th at 6:00 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 […]
The Model Internet Club meets again on Friday, June 9th at 6 p.m. Our goal is to build an offline network for fun and learning. We’ll have routers, switches, servers, and plenty […]
Rail Park Block Party 2023 Sat, June 10th 12–5 p.m. at The Rail Park 1300 Noble Street, PHL Free What’s more Philly than a block party? Join us on June 10, […]
On Sunday, June 11 at 1 p.m. we’re running a free workshop on the basics of recording audio. We’ll discuss mic technique, audio hardware, recording conditions, and software options. Everyone will […]