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

[Closed on July 4]
2022-07-04 | PA
We’ll be closed on July 4. Sorry for the inconvenience!

🗓 First Friday at Iffy Books!
2022-07-01 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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!

📚 Reading Group: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
2022-06-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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 Wednesday, June 29th at 7:00 PM at the bookstore for the first meeting of the Iffy Books reading group, featuring The Dispossessed. Stop by the shop ahead of time to pick up a copy, available for $8.99.
Discussion hosted by Joshua Kopin.
*

Register for the reading group:

✏️ The Writing Room @ Iffy Books
2022-06-28 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-06-21 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-06-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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 writing consultant and fellow co-writer, Shannan Hayes.
Please note: We will get started promptly at 5 pm, so it is recommended that you arrive by 4:45 to settle in. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
See you there!

💾🌾 Permacomputing Meetup
2022-06-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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

🎥 Resist Climate Inaction
2022-06-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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 screening for anyone who wants to hang out and chat.

🔊 Audio Visualization Lab
2022-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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:

⌨️ Typewriter Party
2022-06-17 18:00 - 21:00 | PA
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!

🎥 Crass: There is No Authority But Yourself
2022-06-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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 features archive footage of the band and interviews with former members Steve Ignorant, Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher. As well as reflecting on the band’s past the film focusses on their current activities, and includes footage of Rimbaud performing with Last Amendment at the Vortex jazz club in Hackney, a compost toilet building workshop and a permaculture course held at Dial House in the spring of 2006.

Anti-Copyright Meetup
2022-06-12 13:00 - 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, June 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All are welcome!
Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #3E
Philly, PA

🎥 Resist Climate Inaction
2022-06-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On Friday, June 10 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 screening for anyone who wants to hang out and chat.

⚡️ Breadboard Night
2022-06-09 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Thursday, June 9 is Breadboard Night at Iffy Books! We’ll have plenty of breadboards, electronic components, and example circuits for y’all to play with. 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.

Bleeding Control Basics
2022-06-08 19:00 - 21:00 | PA
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.
Registration:

✏️ The Writing Room @ Iffy Books
2022-06-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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-ins in-between. Facilitated by trained writing consultant and fellow co-writer, Shannan Hayes.
Please note: We will get started promptly at 5 pm, so it is recommended that you arrive by 4:45 to settle in. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
See you there!

🎥 TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard
2022-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
On Monday, 6/6 we’re hosting a free screening of TPB AFK (2013), a documentary following three of The Pirate Bay‘s founders as they stood trial in Sweden beginning in 2009. A classic of free culture cinema.

💻 Philly 2600 Meetup
2022-06-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
The next Philly 2600 meetup is Friday, June 3 at Iffy Books. Trash Panda Village will be open too!
Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #3E
Philly, PA

🔓 Intro to Lock Picking
2022-05-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.), 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Stop by and learn to pick a lock! We’ll have to plenty of locks and tools to practice with.

✒️ Hands-on workshop: Design a flyer with Scribus
2022-05-28 14:00 - 18:00 | 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 | PA
We’ll have drinks and snacks for First Friday, and we’ll be open until 9 p.m. Hope to see you!
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☎️ 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!
