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 […]

We're hosting an an anti-copyright meetup on Easter Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. All are welcome! ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶    

Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to get a free zine and learn more!

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

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.  

The first gathering of the Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup. Everyone is welcome!  

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!

An all-day screening of BBS: The Documentary. More details coming soon!

We'll have drinks and snacks for First Friday, and we'll be open until 9 p.m. Hope to see you! Image By: ccPixs.com

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 […]

The Bar Raccrawl, a hacker event for drinkers of all ages 21 and up! Come complete our CTF challenges, tell stories, hang out with fellow geeks and most important ... DRINK! We will be starting at Iffy Books and going to several bars around the area including the following: - Love City Brewing (1023 Hamilton […]

We're hosting an anti-copyright meetup on Sunday, May 15 from noon to 4 p.m. All are welcome! Iffy Books 319 N. 11th St. #3E Philly, PA      

On Saturday, May 21 we're hosting a poetry reading by Cecilia Corrigan, Rose Luardo, and John Paetsch. Doors at 7:30, reading at 8:00. Donations accepted but not required. See you there!

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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.

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 […]

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: