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

✒️ Hands-on workshop: Design a flyer with Scribus
2022-05-28 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

🌾💾 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:
134.209.32.64:64738

Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #3E
Philly, PA
photo credit: s58y

⚡️ 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.

🖨 Printer Toner Refill Clinic
2022-05-22 12:00 - 18:00 | 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.

📖 Poetry Reading: Cecilia Corrigan + Rose Luardo + John Paetsch
2022-05-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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!

✂️ Anti-Copyright Meetup
2022-05-15 12:00 - 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, May 15 from noon to 4 p.m. All are welcome!
Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #3E
Philly, PA

🗑 The Bar Raccrawl
2022-05-14 14:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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 Street)
– Roy Spitz
– The Trestle Inn (11th and Callowhill)
Come one, come all!
➡️ More info here!

Bleeding Control Basics
2022-05-07 15:30 - 17:30 | 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.
We’ll offer two workshop sessions:

Group A: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Group B: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Register for Bleeding Control Basics

🗓 First Friday at Iffy Books
2022-05-06 18:00 - 21:00
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

☎️ BBS: The Documentary Marathon Screening
2022-05-01 12:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
An all-day screening of BBS: The Documentary. More details coming soon!

🌱 Iffy Books Plant Swap
2022-04-30 13:00 - 17:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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!

🌾 Permacomputing Meetup 💾
2022-04-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
The first gathering of the Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup. Everyone is welcome!

📚 Tabling at Everyday Futures Fest Block Party
2022-04-24 12:00 - 19:00 | Da Vinci Art Alliace, 704 Catharine St., Philadelphia, PA, 19147, United States
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.

☀️ Explore the Appropriate Technology Library
2022-04-24 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-23 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-22 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-21 12:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to get a free zine and learn more!

📚 Tabling at Vicarious Love Artists Market
2022-04-23 12:00 - 19:00 | Love City Brewery, 1023 Hamilton St., Philadelphia, PA, 19123-3726, United States
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

✂️ Anti-Copyright Meetup
2022-04-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re hosting an an anti-copyright meetup on Easter Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. All are welcome!

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🍅 Grow something! with Goda Trakumaite
2022-04-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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 of experience working with plants. Goda is the coauthor of Adventures in Seed Starting #2: Tomato.
🍅 Click here to register!

🌺 Make your own wildflower seed balls
2022-04-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-09 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-08 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-07 12:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to make throwable seed balls with native wildflower seeds. More details coming soon!

🎉 Reception in our new space (one door down in room 3E) 🎉
2022-04-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re moving to a bigger space! Same building, same floor, one door down in room 3E. To celebrate, we’re having a reception on April 1 from 6–9 p.m. It’ll be First Friday, so all the galleries in the building will be open as well. It would be great to see you!
📚 Iffy Books
🕐 Thursday–Sunday, 12–6 p.m.
📌 319 N. 11th St. 3E, Philly, PA

🔐 Send files securely with Magic Wormhole
2022-03-27 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-03-26 12:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States

Build a DIY sub-irrigated planter 🌱
2022-03-12 - 2022-03-13 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
🌱 Stop by this weekend (Friday & Saturday, 12–6 p.m.) for a free tutorial on how to build a sub-irrigated (self-watering) planter.
A sub-irrigated planter uses wicking to water your plants from below, keeping them alive and happy. It’s easy to make one!
Bring a plastic bottle (any kind) to make a small SIP for seed starting. Or bring four matched bottles to build a reservoir for a larger planter.
🪴 We’ll have potting mix for sale, and free seed packets. Hope to see you!
Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. 3D
Philadelphia, PA

📶 Spread ideas with a pocket wi-fi portal
2022-02-19 - 2022-02-20 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On Feb 19 & 20 (this Saturday & Sunday) we’re hosting a tutorial called Spread ideas with a pocket wi-fi portal. You’ll learn to create a wi-fi access point + web server using the Wemos D1 mini, a low-cost development board based on an ESP8266 microcontroller. It has onboard wi-fi, an 80 MHz processor, and 4 MB of storage. You can program it using the Arduino IDE.
Download the zine PDF and project code to get started! Many thanks to Chris, Sharp, Joe, Nomad, et al. for feedback and help with testing.
📶 Spread ideas with a pocket wi-fi portal
📶 Screen reading zine PDF
📶 Print-imposed zine PDF
📶 Project code on GitHub
We have Wemos D1 mini clone boards for $4! We also have a free zine with instructions for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Bring a laptop if you want, and we’ll help you get set up.
If you want to play it safe, you can reserve your board(s) here: https://iffybooks.net/reserve-a-wifi-board/
See you this weekend!

🎥 Transcode audio & video with FFmpeg
2022-01-20 - 2022-01-23 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
We’re pleased to present a free tutorial on FFmpeg, an essential command-line tool for working with audio and video files. You’ll learn to convert FLAC files to MP3, split stereo audio into separate mono files, convert between video formats, and more!
To get a free zine about FFmpeg, stop by the shop Thursday, January 20 to Sunday, January 23. We’ll be open 12–6 p.m.
🎥 Transcode audio & video with FFmpeg
🎥 Screen reading PDF
🎥 Print-imposed PDF
