🎉 Iffy Books 5th Birthday Party at Vox!
2026-09-25 20:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Vox Populi Black Box Space, 319 N. 11th St. Floor 3, Philadelphia, 19146, United States
We’re having a 5th birthday party for the shop at the Vox Populi Black Box space, down the hall from the original Iffy Books location. There will be music, drinks, and raffles.
Stay tuned for more details!

🔊 DJ Basixxx with Mixxx
2026-09-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
An introduction to Mixxx, a free and open source DJ program for macOS, Linux, and Windows that supports a wide range of DJ controller devices and audio file formats. You’ll be beatmatching in no time!
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.
The DJ controller sticker sheets we’re using are available on our online store. Or print your own (4″ x 4″) on sticker paper!
➡️ Workshop instructions
Register:
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name/pseudonym:Email address:EmailConfirm EmailBuy a sticker sheet (optional)DJ controller keyboard stickers - $2.70(price includes tax)Instructor donation:$0 / donate later$5$10$15$20$25(suggested $5–$20)Credit card info: *CardName on CardComments or questions?Submit

CircuitPython code for turning a Pi Pico board into a USB keyboard

🎬 Make a Hand-Coded SVG Animation!
2026-09-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, 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!

✏️ The Writing Room
2026-09-29 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-10-06 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-10-13 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-10-20 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-10-27 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-11-03 17:00 - 19:30 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, 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 chargers, notepads, etc.

📼 Analog A/V Session
2026-09-30 10:30 - 12:30 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We’ll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers.
Register:
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name/pseudonym:Email address:EmailConfirm EmailInstructor donation:$0 / donate later$5$10$15$20$25$30(recommended $5–$15, notaflof)Credit card info: *CardName on CardComments or questions?Submit

🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group
2026-09-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

💻 Philly 2600 Meetup
2026-10-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
> 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
2026-10-03 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-10-17 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-11-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
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
2026-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, 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 & content, or just want support with blogging!

☕️ Coffee Talk
2026-10-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, 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.

⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: 'The Technological Society' by Jacques Ellul (pt. 3 of 3)
2026-10-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
We’re reading the first 1/3 of the book for this month! Check out the full schedule at victorgom.es/neoluddite
➡️ Virtual Meetup Link
Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite!
If you’re joining for the first time, I’d suggest you read this before anything else for brief context: What the Luddites Really Fought Against by Richard Conniff.The only expectation is that you read the chapter(s) of the book that’s listed for that meeting. You’re still welcome to participate if you haven’t done the readings as long as you are mindful. For each chapter, I’ve also noted some optional readings for context, so I’d suggest checking those out rather than reading ahead in the book. And remember, if you ever find yourself struggling with any of the readings or concepts, reach out! Either directly to me over email or to the entire group over discord.

🚂 Model Internet Club
2026-10-10 10:30 - 12:30 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
The Model Internet Club is back! Join us every second Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for an informal meetup focused on building small-scale computer networks.
No registration needed for this event! If we run out of space we can expand into our back yard area.

🧵 Anarchist Sewing Club
2026-10-11 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-11-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, 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 will be available for anyone needing them.

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🚧 Make Your First Website
2026-10-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, 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 basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary!
Please bring a laptop if you have one. We’re suggesting a $10–$25 donation for this workshop, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Register:
Coming soon!

🤔 FAFIO Beginner Tech Meetup
2026-10-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, 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 no instructor. Instead we learn by talking and sharing knowledge, reading info in zines and online, and hands-on trial and error.

🐌 Slow Living Support Group
2026-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
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
