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

🚂 M̶o̶d̶e̶l̶ ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶e̶t̶ ̶C̶l̶u̶b̶ (on pause for now!)
2026-06-13 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
The Model Internet Club is taking the summer off. We’ll be back in the fall!
In the meantime, you may be interested in our new Cyberdeck Meetup.
T̶h̶e̶ ̶M̶o̶d̶e̶l̶ ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶e̶t̶ ̶C̶l̶u̶b̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶!̶ ̶J̶o̶i̶n̶ ̶u̶s̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶s̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶ ̶S̶a̶t̶u̶r̶d̶a̶y̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶1̶0̶:̶3̶0̶ ̶a̶.̶m̶.̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶1̶2̶:̶3̶0̶ ̶p̶.̶m̶.̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶a̶l̶ ̶m̶e̶e̶t̶u̶p̶ ̶f̶o̶c̶u̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶b̶u̶i̶l̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶m̶a̶l̶l̶-̶s̶c̶a̶l̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶n̶e̶t̶w̶o̶r̶k̶s̶.̶
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̶N̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶g̶i̶s̶t̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶n̶e̶e̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶t̶!̶ ̶I̶f̶ ̶w̶e̶ ̶r̶u̶n̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶s̶p̶a̶c̶e̶ ̶w̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶y̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶a̶.̶

🧵 Anarchist Sewing Club
2026-06-14 15:00 - 17:00
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 will be available for anyone needing them.

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🏴 Anarchy Summer Reading Group
2026-06-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-28 18:00 - 20:00
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 for more details!

☕️ Coffee Talk
2026-06-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-06 18:00 - 20:00
A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.

✏️ The Writing Room
2026-06-16 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-23 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-30 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-07-07 17:00 - 19:30
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 chargers, notepads, etc.

⚡️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit
2026-06-17 12:00 - 13:30
In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed!
Register:
coming soon!

🐌 Slow Living Support Group
2026-06-17 18:00 - 20:00
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

🤔 FAFIO Beginner Tech Meetup
2026-06-18 18:30 - 20:30
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 no instructor. Instead we learn by talking and sharing knowledge, reading info in zines and online, and hands-on trial and error.

☀️ Build a Solar-Powered Meshtastic Node
2026-06-20 13:00
This event will include an introduction to Meshtastic, followed by a beginner-friendly workshop where the attendees will build and take home a Meshtastic node of their own. Attendees will learn about Meshtastic, building a simple electronics project, and how to solder.
Meshtastic nodes allow users to send text messages to each other using the LoRa protocol. There is a large existing Meshtastic network in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. More information about Meshtastic can be found at meshtastic.org.
Instructions for the solar node you will be building can be found here:
https://phillymesh.net/2025/06/21/harbor-breeze-node/
An Android or iOS phone with Bluetooth is necessary to connect to the node and a laptop with a USB-C cable is recommended for the workshop.
About the instructor:
PhillyMesh is an independent group of Meshtastic and HAM enthusiasts that run many nodes in the Philadelphia area. We collaborate to build, deploy, and educate folks about Meshtastic nodes. If you’re interested in joining, check us out at phillymesh.net.
Register:
coming soon!

🎬 Make a Hand-Coded SVG Animation!
2026-06-22 18:00 - 20:00
Learn to make an animated SVG file using a plaintext editor and web browser. No fancy tools needed!
Geany text editor
Sublime Text
Happy Birthday example file
Register
coming soon!

📼 VHS Session
2026-06-24 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-08 10:30 - 12:30
We’ll have VCRs and VHS tapes to experiment with! Bring a tape to digitize, or or a digital video you want to convert to analog.
Register:
Coming soon!

🔊 DJ Basixxx with MIXXX
2026-06-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-08 14:00 - 16:00
An introduction to MIXXX, a free and open source DJ program for macOS, Linux, and Windows. It supports a wide range of DJ controller devices and audio file formats.
You’ll need to bring your own laptop and headphones for this workshop. We also recommend bringing a separate USB keyboard if you have one, ideally with a row of function keys (F1, F2, F3, etc.). We’ll be putting stickers on the keys to turn it into a DJ controller. If you have an external audio interface, you’re welcome to bring that too!
Register:
coming soon!

🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group: "The Ones Who Walk From Omelas" by Ursula Le Guin
2026-06-24 19:00 - 20:30
Our June Le Guin will be the short story “The Ones Who Walk From Omelas,” which we’ll read alongside NK Jemisin’s “The Ones Who Stay and Fight” and Isabel J. Kim’s “Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole.” All three stories are available at this list; there are a number of stories in dialogue with Omelas at the link, read as many as you like. Because there’s no book to purchase, I would ask that you donate some money to the store.

Our July book is Ada Hoffman’s new Ignore all Previous Instructions, and we’ll wrap up our summer with Louise Erderich’s Future Home of the Living God in August.

⚡️ Beginner Soldering: LED Spinning Top
2026-06-26 14:00 - 16:00
For this class we’re building a spinning top toy with LED lights that flash when it spins. No previous soldering experience required!

Registration
coming soon!

💻 Cyberdeck Meetup
2026-06-27 10:30 - 12:30
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 SBC to this meetup and start building your own! We’ll have LCD screens and keybaords for sale, as well as wooden boxes in various sizes. If you’ve already built a cyberdeck, you can show it off and help others get started!

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Seen/Unseen Listening Session
2026-06-27 17:00 - 19:00
Look around. What do you see? Look again.
What stories are hidden in plain sight?
Join us as we surface the power at work around us and within us, all the time. As we learn to read its myths loud in our landscapes and in our language, we see our society and ourselves being made. Inside power’s own construction process, can we begin to see its undoing?
Walk with Philadelphian Gigi Guida on a noticing tour of Philadelphia’s iconic City Hall, where we look again and look within.

📚 'Here Where We Live is Our Country' Reading Group
2026-06-29 19:00 - 20:30
Stay tuned for details!

☀️ Solar Music Synth Workshop
2026-07-01 10:30 - 12:30
Join us and build a tiny solar-powered square wave generator on a breadboard. No soldering required! The workshop is free to attend, but you’ll need to purchase a kit for $12.50 to complete the project.
Here’s a link to the how-to zine we’ll use.
And here’s a diagram of the oscillator circuit we’ll build:

Register:
coming soon!

📓 DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
2026-07-01 16:00 - 18:00
In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, and to the microSD card reader uses the SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) protocol.
No soldering required! Cutting and stripping jumper wires requires a degree of manual dexterity.
Please bring a laptop if you have one! If not it’s OK.
Instructions
Register:
coming soon!

📍 Offline GPS Unit Workshop
2026-07-03 14:00 - 16:00
Stay tuned for details!
Register:
Coming soon!

💻 Philly 2600 Meetup
2026-07-03 18:00 - 20:00
> The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.

📡 Meshtastic 101
2026-07-04 10:30 - 12:00
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends.
Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic.
Register:
coming soon!

🏠 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club
2026-07-05 18:00 - 20:00
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 & content, or just want support with blogging!
