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  • August 2026

  • Fri 14
    A Neo-6M GPS device, with a blue microcontroller board connected by a wire to a square metal antenna unit

    πŸ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop

    August 14 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build a device that displays your GPS coordinates and the current time, without connecting to the internet or transmitting anything. 100% passive and off-grid, no internet […]

  • Sat 15

    πŸ‘“ Quarterly Bonus Workshop: ESP32 “Smart” Glasses Detector

    August 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm βŠ• Quarterly Bonus Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Our quarterly off-site bonus workshop for Patreon supporters. Check out our Patreon page for details! For this one we're setting up a li'l device that uses ESP32-Glasshole to detect nearby […]

  • Sun 16
    The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black

    πŸ“‘ Meshtastic 101

    August 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm πŸ“‘ Meshtastic 101
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedΒ LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the […]

  • Sun 16
    Flyer with a photo of a QWERTY keyboard with stickers on some keys, and the following text: DJ Basixxx with Mixxx Iffy Books β€’ Sun, July 19 at 4 pm β€’ Weds, July 22 at 2 pm β€’ Sun, Aug 2 at 4 pm β€’ Weds, Aug 5 at 2 pm β€’ Sun, Aug 16 at 4 pm Sign up at iffybooks.net!

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with Mixxx

    August 16 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    If you're curious about DJing but don't have money to drop on equipment, this workshop is for you! You'll learn to use Mixxx, a free and open source DJ program […]

  • Mon 17
    Coffee mug with the trans flag printed on it (pastel blue, pastel pink, and white stripes)

    β˜•οΈ Coffee Talk

    August 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm β˜•οΈ Coffee Talk
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.

  • Tue 18
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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.

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    August 18 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 19
    A washed-out image of the Sphinx in Egypt, screen captured from an analog video tape

    πŸ“Ό Analog A/V Session

    August 19 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm πŸ“Ό Analog A/V Session
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register:

  • Wed 19
    Flyer for the Slow Living Support Group, with illustrations of a fountain pen, a journal, yarn with knitting needles, and the following text: For people who value connection, sustainability, and creativity -- without AI. Bring: - writing projects - craft projects - books & book recommendations - CDs Do not bring: - screens Provided: - zine-making supplies - snacks

    🐌 Slow Living Support Group

    August 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🐌 Slow Living Support Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    For people who value connection, sustainability, and creativity -- without AI. Bring: β€’ writing projects β€’ craft projects β€’ books & book recommendations β€’ CDs Do not bring: β€’ screens […]

  • Thu 20
    Photo of a purple TP4056 lithium-ion battery connected to a TP4056 charge controller and a PH2.5 connector, which is plugged into a LoRa radio node with the green power light on

    πŸ”‹ Beginner Soldering: Li-Ion Battery Pack

    August 20 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm πŸ”‹ Beginner Soldering: Li-Ion Battery Pack
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Make a rechargeable battery pack for your LoRa node, a microcontroller such as an ESP32 or Pi Pico, or anything that runs on 3–4 Volts. Perfect for folks who've never […]

  • Thu 20
    Flyer with an icon of a laptop and the following text in pink outlined with green: FAFIO meetup fuck around and figure it out!

    πŸ€” FAFIO Beginner Tech Meetup

    August 20 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm πŸ€” FAFIO Meetup
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    FAFIO is a meetup for folks who want to learn new tech skills, but aren't sure where to start. Let's fuck around and figure it out. FAFIO means there is […]

  • Sat 22
    Flyer for the Philly Book Crawl (8.22.2026) with the following text beside a soft pretzel, the rocky statue, the Love statue, a cup, and a plant: "Over fifty independent bookstores across Philadelphia & eighteen neighboring areas," beside a square sticker for Iffy Books

    πŸ“š Philly Bookstore Crawl

    August 22 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    See y'all on Saturday, August 22ndΒ  from 9 a.m. 'til 6 p.m. for the Philly Bookstore Crawl! Here's what we have planned: β€’ Free Mixxx DJ sticker sheet for the […]

  • Sat 22
    Green circle with the text "Highmark Mann Milestone Mashup" on top, then "A FREE community expo celebrating music, history, family, and fun," then the years "1776 1876 1876 2026"

    β˜€ Milestone Mashup at Highmark Mann Center

    August 22 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Highmark Mann Center 5201 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    We'll be tabling from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Stop by and build a solar-powered synthesizer, or learn to DJ with the open source program Mixxx. We'll have books for […]

  • Sun 23
    A washed-out image of the Sphinx in Egypt, screen captured from an analog video tape

    πŸ“Ό Analog A/V Session

    August 23 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ“Ό Analog A/V Session
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register:

  • Sun 23
    Illustration of a black flag inside a dark circle, a symbol of the anarchism movement

    🏴 Anarchy Summer Reading Group: ‘The Utopia of Rules’ by David Graeber (2nd half)

    August 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🏴 Anarchy Summer Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    We're meeting every two weeks to discuss classics of anarchist literature, starting with Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman and The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin. Stay tuned […]

  • Tue 25
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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.

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    August 25 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 26
    An artist's rendering of a black hole, with a large patch of bright white light on the right side and a dimmer area of light on the left.

    πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘Future Home of the Living God’ by Louise Erderich

    August 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

  • Thu 27
    Photo of a purple TP4056 lithium-ion battery connected to a TP4056 charge controller and a PH2.5 connector, which is plugged into a LoRa radio node with the green power light on

    πŸ”‹ Beginner Soldering: Li-Ion Battery Pack

    August 27 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm πŸ”‹ Beginner Soldering: Li-Ion Battery Pack
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Make a rechargeable battery pack for your LoRa node, a microcontroller such as an ESP32 or Pi Pico, or anything that runs on 3–4 Volts. Perfect for folks who've never […]

  • Thu 27
    Gritty (hairy orange mascot of the Flyers) in stride, wearing a hockey helmet with a red cross and carrying a bag with a red cross. Orange text in the top right corner says "BLEEDING CONTROL CLASS."

    🩹 Bleeding Control Basics

    August 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Face masks required! 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 […]

  • Fri 28
    A Neo-6M GPS device, with a blue microcontroller board connected by a wire to a square metal antenna unit

    πŸ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop

    August 28 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build a device that displays your GPS coordinates and the current time, without connecting to the internet or transmitting anything. 100% passive and off-grid, no internet […]

  • Sat 29
    Photo of a cyberdeck, i.e. a DIY laptop with a tiny screen. This one is running Kali Linux.

    πŸ’» Cyberdeck Meetup

    August 29 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm πŸ’» Cyberdeck Meetup
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    A cyberdeck is a DIY laptop based on a single-board computer (SBC) such as Raspberry Pi, with a tiny LCD screen and keyboard enclosed in a folding case. Bring an […]

  • Sun 30
    A black QWERTY keyboard with stickers on some of the keys, turning it into a low-cost DJ controller for the open source program Mixxx

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with Mixxx

    August 30 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    If you're curious about DJing but don't have money to drop on equipment, this workshop is for you! You'll learn to use Mixxx, a free and open source DJ program […]

  • September 2026

  • Tue 1
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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.

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    September 1 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 2
    A washed-out image of the Sphinx in Egypt, screen captured from an analog video tape

    πŸ“Ό Analog A/V Session

    September 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm πŸ“Ό Analog A/V Session
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register:

  • Thu 3
    Photo of a purple TP4056 lithium-ion battery connected to a TP4056 charge controller and a PH2.5 connector, which is plugged into a LoRa radio node with the green power light on

    πŸ”‹ Beginner Soldering: Li-Ion Battery Pack

    September 3 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm πŸ”‹ Beginner Soldering: Li-Ion Battery Pack
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Make a rechargeable battery pack for your LoRa node, a microcontroller such as an ESP32 or Pi Pico, or anything that runs on 3–4 Volts. Perfect for folks who've never […]

  • Fri 4
    The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font

    πŸ’» Philly 2600 Meetup

    September 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm πŸ’» Philly 2600 Meetup
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.

  • Sat 5
    The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black

    πŸ“‘ Meshtastic 101

    September 5 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm πŸ“‘ Meshtastic 101
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedΒ LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the […]

  • Sun 6
    '80s style pink glowing text reading "Homebrew Website Club" with a purple triangle and rainbow and grid receding into the background

    🏠 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

    September 6 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🏠 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Homebrew Website Club is a growing world-wide network of meetups for everyone who wants to take back their web experience from social media silos, and own their online identities & […]

  • Mon 7
    Coffee mug with the trans flag printed on it (pastel blue, pastel pink, and white stripes)

    β˜•οΈ Coffee Talk

    September 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm β˜•οΈ Coffee Talk
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.

  • Tue 8
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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.

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    September 8 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 9
    The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.

    πŸ’Ύβ˜€οΈ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup

    September 9 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm πŸ’Ύβ˜€οΈ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Permacomputing + Solarpunk meetup is the first Wednesday every other monthΒ at Iffy Books! You can join us in person (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet. […]

  • Thu 10
    Cover of the mass market edition of 'The Technological Society' by Jacques Ellul, with a photo of an IBM reel-to-reel tape machine with the reels colored purple and yellow

    βš™οΈ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘The Technological Society’ by Jacques Ellul (pt. 2 of 3)

    September 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm βš™οΈ Neo-Luddite Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    This is our second of three meetings on The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul. Check out the full schedule at victorgom.es/neoluddite ➑️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an […]

  • Fri 11
    A Neo-6M GPS device, with a blue microcontroller board connected by a wire to a square metal antenna unit

    πŸ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop

    September 11 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build a device that displays your GPS coordinates and the current time, without connecting to the internet or transmitting anything. 100% passive and off-grid, no internet […]

  • Sun 13
    Flyer with an illustration of a circle A anarchy symbol made of cross-stitch Xes, with the following text: ANARCHIST SEWING CLUB 2nd Sundays 3–5 pm Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL

    🧡 Anarchist Sewing Club

    September 13 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Anarchist Sewing Club
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Interested in learning to sew, mend or make clothes? Already know how and wanna hang out with people while sewing? Come and join us! Sewing supplies and a sewing machine […]

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