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  • March 2027

  • Wed 31
    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.

    πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group

    March 31, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

  • April 2027

  • Wed 7
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors

    ⚑️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    April 7, 2027 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ⚑️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!  

  • Wed 7
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    April 7, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 14
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    April 14, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 21
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors

    ⚑️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    April 21, 2027 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ⚑️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!  

  • Wed 21
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    April 21, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Sat 24
    Promo image for Independent Bookstore Day, with an illustration of bunting and the text "Last Saturday in April"

    πŸ“š Independent Bookstore Day

    April 24, 2027 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm πŸ“š Independent Bookstore Day
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    A one-day celebration of independent bookstore on the last Saturday in April. Stop by and get some books for summer!

  • Mon 26
    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 !!!

    🎬 Make a Hand-Coded SVG Animation!

    April 26, 2027 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🎬 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!

  • Wed 28
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    April 28, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 28
    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.

    πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group

    April 28, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

  • May 2027

  • Wed 5
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors

    ⚑️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    May 5, 2027 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ⚑️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!  

  • Wed 5
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    May 5, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 12
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    May 12, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 12
    The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.

    πŸ’Ύβ˜€οΈ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup

    May 12, 2027 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm πŸ’Ύβ˜€οΈ Permacomputing + Solarpunk Meetup
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

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

  • Wed 19
    Animated GIF of a small circuit board with two blinking LED lights, two transistors, two capacitors, and four resistors

    ⚑️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit

    May 19, 2027 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ⚑️ Beginner Soldering: Flashing LED Circuit
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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!  

  • Wed 19
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    May 19, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Mon 24
    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 !!!

    🎬 Make a Hand-Coded SVG Animation!

    May 24, 2027 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🎬 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!

  • Wed 26
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    May 26, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 26
    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.

    πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group

    May 26, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm πŸͺ Speculative Futures Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

  • June 2027

  • Wed 2
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    June 2, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 9
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    June 9, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 16
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    June 16, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 23
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    June 23, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 30
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    June 30, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • July 2027

  • Wed 7
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    July 7, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 14
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    July 14, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • Wed 21
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    July 21, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 28
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    July 28, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

  • August 2027

  • Wed 4
    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.

    πŸ”Š DJ Basixxx with MIXXX

    August 4, 2027 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ”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 11
    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

    πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop

    August 11, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm πŸ““ DIY Digital Notebook Workshop
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    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 […]

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