• ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. […]

  • ⚡️ Intermediate Soldering Session

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Thursday, August 24th from 6–8 p.m. we're hosting an intermediate soldering session. We'll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for […]

  • 💻 Philly JS Club Hack Night

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Bring your laptops and hang out with fellow community members of Philly JS Club for an evening of hacking on personal projects. The Philadelphia JavaScript Club, founded in 2022, is […]

  • 🐢 The Philly Bookstore Crawl

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    For the Philly Bookstore Crawl on Saturday, August 26th, we're hosting an all-day workshop called Draw with Code: An intro to turtle graphics using Python. Stop by any time from […]

  • ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. […]

  • 🗓 Open 5–9 p.m. on Friday

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Most of the art galleries in our building have postponed their First Friday openings to September 8, to avoid falling on Labor Day weekend. We'll be here 5–9 p.m. on […]

  • ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. […]

  • 🔓 TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Friday, September 8th at 6 p.m. we’re hosting a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. > Come join us for our monthly Open Pick Night at […]

  • 🔊 Echo Broadcast Opening Reception at Practice Gallery

    Practice Gallery 319 N. 11th St. 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, United States

    Echo Broadcast is an exhibition at Practice Gallery that explores fear and reverence to our complex relationship to ubiquitous technologies. The show highlights artists whose works are grounded in material […]

  • 🔊 Make a Phone-Sized Faraday Shield

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Stop by Iffy Books any time from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 9th and make a DIY Faraday shield for your phone! It's a quick project using aluminum […]

  • 📕 Author Event: ‘Sordidez’ by E.G. Condé

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Saturday, September 9th at 7 p.m. we're hosting a reading and Q&A with E.G. Condé, author of the novel Sordidez. Hope to see you there! E.G. Condé is an […]

  • 📡 Meshtastic 101

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Sunday, September 10th at 1:00 p.m. we’re hosting an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radios. Here’s a link to our updated […]

  • 💾🌾 Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, September 10th at 3:30 PM EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL) or via […]

  • ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. […]

  • ⚡️ Beginner Soldering Workshop

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Thursday, September 14th at 6:00 p.m. we’re running a soldering workshop for beginners! Anyone can attend for free, but you’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to […]

  • 📡 Virtual Meshtastic Meetup

    Jitsi Meet (iffybooks.club)

    We’re hosting a virtual meetup on Thursday, September 14th at 7 p.m. to help Meshtastic users get connected. Our goal is to make a wireless chat network across the PHL area using low-power LoRa radios. To join the […]

  • 🎵 Velocities 2 in West Philly

    Leader Theater 4102 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    We'll be tabling and running a workshop at VELOCITIES 2 on Saturday, September 16th, presented by Meantime. The event will be at the Leader Theater in West Philly (4102 Lancaster […]

  • 🏃 Running Down The Walls

    FDR Park

    We'll be tabling at Philly ABC's sixth annual Running Down The Walls (RDTW) on Sunday, September 17th, starting at 10 a.m. The 5K starts at 11 a.m. See y'all there! […]

  • 🚂 Model Internet Club

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The Model Internet Club meets again on Sunday, September 17th, 1–5 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. The network is up and running! We now have a DHCP server, a DNS server with […]

  • ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. […]

  • 💻 Philly JS Club Hack Night

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Bring your laptops and hang out with fellow community members of Philly JS Club for an evening of hacking on personal projects. ➡️ Register on Eventbrite The Philadelphia JavaScript Club, founded […]

  • 🖼 Steganography for Everyone

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Saturday, September 23rd at 4 p.m. we're running a beginner-friendly workshop on steganography. You'll use the command-line program steghide to hide encrypted messages in JPEG files in a way […]

  • 📊 Python Data Visualization for Beginners

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Sunday, September 24th at 1:00 p.m. we’re hosting a workshop on creating charts and graphs with the Python programming language. We’ll use the modules matplotlib to create a range of common […]

  • Narcan Training with Unity Recovery

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Sunday, September 24th at 6 p.m. we're hosting a free training session from Unity Recovery on when and how to administer naloxone (a.k.a. Narcan) to reverse the effects of […]

  • ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. […]

  • ⚡️ Intermediate Soldering Session

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Thursday, September 28th from 6–8 p.m. we’re hosting an intermediate soldering session. We’ll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. Or […]

  • 👾 Hackers’ Assembly Meetup

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join us Friday, September 29th for an event hosted by Hackers' Assembly. Stay tuned for details!

  • 🌳 Stop Cop City: An Autonomously Planned Event

    Grays Ferry Crescent Skatepark 3600 Grays Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    September 30th, 2023 | 12 p.m.–dark Gray's Ferry Crescent Skatepark Learn about the movement and how to help. Connect through skillshares, music, and people. Celebrate the joy of living strong […]

  • 🎤 The Future is Ahead: Five Poets & Open Mic

    Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    ~ // THE FUTURE IS AHEAD // ~ will feature 5 poets, then an open mic (in which perhaps YOU may close us out?). Doors at 6:00, first reader at 6:15, […]