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 […]

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!  

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 […]

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:

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 […]

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! ➡️ Download Mumble Mumble server: 134.209.32.64 Port: 64738

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 […]

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 Friday, July 1 we're hosting a reception for First Friday from 6–9 PM. We'll have drinks and music — should be fun!

We'll be closed on July 4. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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.

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!

We'll be closed all day on Sunday, July 17. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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 […]

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, you should join us! You can bring a laptop, but it isn't required. We'll be using Sonic Visualiser, a free program […]

Mike's Networks of Philly talk is postponed until further notice. Sorry about that! We'll let you know when we schedule a new date. Instead, on Saturday at 2 p.m. we'll host a LoRa (long-range radio) meetup. Bring a LoRa device if you have one, borrow one of our loaners, or buy your own for for […]

Our June permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, July 24 at 1:00 PM EDT. Join us in person at the shop, or via Mumble audio stream! We'll discuss the following page from the Permacomputing Wiki: Permacomputing Principles ➡️ Download Mumble Mumble server: 134.209.32.64 Port: 64738 ➡️ Here's a link to a list of topics discussed at […]

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 […]

The Iffy Books Reading Group continues in July with A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (2021). We'll meet to discuss the book on Wednesday, July 27 at 7 p.m. Discussion leader: Joshua Kopin Register:

On Thursday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m. we'll host a free screening of The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. Hope to see you there! The Internet's Own Boy depicts the life of American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz. It features interviews with his family and friends as […]

On Friday, 7/29 from 6 to 8 p.m. we'll be teaching zine making at The Rail Park. See you there! Join us on July 29 for Final Friday at the Rail Park! This free event will focus on Book Arts and zine making, highlighting the interrelationship between self and community. Artist Gina Kim will guide […]

On Saturday July 30th from 1–4 pm we'll be working on creating a pack of solarpunk-themed vector images that anyone can use for free. Many hands make light work! Here are some of the tasks we can use help with: drawing scanning vector editing organizing files finding open-licensed images manifesto writing See you there! RSVP […]

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 […]

On Thursday, August 4 at Iffy Books, 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! We'll be running a video stream via Jitsi Meet and […]

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, […]