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  • July 2026

  • Mon 6
    Coffee mug with the trans flag printed on it (pastel blue, pastel pink, and white stripes)

    โ˜•๏ธ Coffee Talk

    July 6 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm โ˜•๏ธ 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 7
    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.

    โœ๏ธ The Writing Room

    July 7 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm โœ๏ธ 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 8

    ๐Ÿ“ผ VHS Session

    July 8 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ๐Ÿ“ผ VHS Session
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!

  • Wed 8
    A sticker sheet for turning a USB keyboard into a DJ controller for the free program MIXXX, with labels such as LOAD, FX, CUE, etc.

    ๐Ÿ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    July 8 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ๐Ÿ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 8
    The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.

    ๐Ÿ’พโ˜€๏ธ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup

    July 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿ’พโ˜€๏ธ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

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

  • Thu 9
    Flyer with an illustration of two people trapped inside a gear, with the following text: Neo-Luddite Reading Group / Iffy Books

    โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    July 9 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm โš™๏ธ Neo-Luddite Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    โžก๏ธ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief […]

  • Fri 10
    Photo of blurry spinning top with colorful LEDs, and the following text: LED Top Soldering Kit Motion-activated spinning top w/ flashing lights! โ†’ Includes two CR2303 coin cell batteries

    โšก๏ธ Beginner Soldering: LED Spinning Top

    July 10 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm โšก๏ธ Beginner Soldering: LED Spinning Top
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!    

  • Sun 12
    Flyer with an illustration of a circle A anarchy symbol made of cross-stitch Xes, with the following text: ANARCHIST SEWING CLUB 2nd Sundays 3โ€“5 pm Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL

    ๐Ÿงต Anarchist Sewing Club

    July 12 @ 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 […]

  • Sun 12
    Illustration of a black flag inside a dark circle, a symbol of the anarchism movement

    ๐Ÿด Anarchy Summer Reading Group

    July 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿด 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 […]

  • Mon 13
    Old-fashioned website screen capture with a repeated picture of a cloud in the background: Welcome To The *Making Your First Website* Workshop Learn HTML and create a home page on Neocities! Total beginners welcome! Iffy Books / Ragman WARNING: this page is under construction

    ๐Ÿšง Make Your First Website

    July 13 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿšง Make Your First Website
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Make a home page like it's 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. You'll learn the […]

  • Tue 14
    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.

    โœ๏ธ The Writing Room

    July 14 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm โœ๏ธ 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 15
    Zine cover for "Build a Solar-Powered Music Synth," with the Iffy Books logo in the lower left corner. In the middle of the page there's a black-and-white drawing of cute hamsters assembling electronic components on a breadboard. A spiral sun is overhead, with a curving arrow pointing at a pair of music notes.

    โ˜€๏ธ Solar Music Synth Workshop

    July 15 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm โ˜€๏ธ Solar Music Synth Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 15
    An illustration of an assembled Digital Notebook Kit on a solderless breadboard: a microSD card port, an OLED screen, and an ESP32-C3 microcontroller unit, all connected with purple and orange wires

    ๐Ÿ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    July 15 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm ๐Ÿ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop youโ€™ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. Weโ€™re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a […]

  • Wed 15
    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

    ๐ŸŒ Slow Living Support Group

    July 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐ŸŒ Slow Living Support Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

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

  • Thu 16
    Flyer with an icon of a laptop and the following text in pink outlined with green: FAFIO meetup fuck around and figure it out!

    ๐Ÿค” FAFIO Beginner Tech Meetup

    July 16 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ๐Ÿค” 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 […]

  • Fri 17

    ๐Ÿ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop

    July 17 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ๐Ÿ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Stay tuned for details! Register: Coming soon!

  • Mon 20
    Coffee mug with the trans flag printed on it (pastel blue, pastel pink, and white stripes)

    โ˜•๏ธ Coffee Talk

    July 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm โ˜•๏ธ 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 21
    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.

    โœ๏ธ The Writing Room

    July 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm โœ๏ธ 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 22

    ๐Ÿ“ผ VHS Session

    July 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ๐Ÿ“ผ VHS Session
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!

  • Wed 22
    A sticker sheet for turning a USB keyboard into a DJ controller for the free program MIXXX, with labels such as LOAD, FX, CUE, etc.

    ๐Ÿ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    July 22 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ๐Ÿ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Fri 24
    Photo of blurry spinning top with colorful LEDs, and the following text: LED Top Soldering Kit Motion-activated spinning top w/ flashing lights! โ†’ Includes two CR2303 coin cell batteries

    โšก๏ธ Beginner Soldering: LED Spinning Top

    July 24 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm โšก๏ธ Beginner Soldering: LED Spinning Top
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!    

  • Sat 25
    Photo of a cyberdeck, i.e. a DIY laptop with a tiny screen. This one is running Kali Linux.

    ๐Ÿ’ป Cyberdeck Meetup

    July 25 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm ๐Ÿ’ป 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 26
    Illustration of a black flag inside a dark circle, a symbol of the anarchism movement

    ๐Ÿด Anarchy Summer Reading Group

    July 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿด 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 […]

  • Mon 27
    Orange rectangle with rounded corners in the background, with a blue music note, a celebration emoji, a smiling face, and the following text: Happy Birthday !!!

    ๐ŸŽฌ Make a Hand-Coded SVG Animation!

    July 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐ŸŽฌ Make a Hand-Coded SVG Animation
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!

  • Tue 28
    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.

    โœ๏ธ The Writing Room

    July 28 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm โœ๏ธ 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 29
    Zine cover for "Build a Solar-Powered Music Synth," with the Iffy Books logo in the lower left corner. In the middle of the page there's a black-and-white drawing of cute hamsters assembling electronic components on a breadboard. A spiral sun is overhead, with a curving arrow pointing at a pair of music notes.

    โ˜€๏ธ Solar Music Synth Workshop

    July 29 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm โ˜€๏ธ Solar Music Synth Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 29
    An illustration of an assembled Digital Notebook Kit on a solderless breadboard: a microSD card port, an OLED screen, and an ESP32-C3 microcontroller unit, all connected with purple and orange wires

    ๐Ÿ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    July 29 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm ๐Ÿ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop youโ€™ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. Weโ€™re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a […]

  • Wed 29
    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.

    ๐Ÿช Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘Ignore All Previous Instructions’ by Ada Hoffman

    July 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ๐Ÿช Speculative Futures Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Our July book is Ada Hoffman's newย Ignore All Previous Instructions, and we'll wrap up our summer with Louise Erderich's Future Home of the Living Godย in August.

  • Fri 31

    ๐Ÿ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop

    July 31 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ๐Ÿ“ Offline GPS Unit Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Stay tuned for details! Register: Coming soon!

  • August 2026

  • Sat 1
    The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black

    ๐Ÿ“ก Meshtastic 101

    August 1 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ๐Ÿ“ก 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-sizedย LoRa radio transceivers. Weโ€™ll show you how to flash the […]

  • Sun 2
    '80s style pink glowing text reading "Homebrew Website Club" with a purple triangle and rainbow and grid receding into the background

    ๐Ÿ  IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club

    August 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ๐Ÿ  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 3
    Coffee mug with the trans flag printed on it (pastel blue, pastel pink, and white stripes)

    โ˜•๏ธ Coffee Talk

    August 3 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm โ˜•๏ธ 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 4
    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.

    โœ๏ธ The Writing Room

    August 4 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm โœ๏ธ 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 […]

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