On Wednesday, March 29th at 7:00 p.m. we'll meet to discuss the graphic novel Ducks by Kate Beaton. See you there!

On Thursday, March 30th 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 […]

On Saturday, April 1st at 1:00 p.m. we're running a free workshop on the basics of recording audio. We'll discuss mic technique, audio hardware, recording conditions, and software options. Everyone […]

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. […]

The Philly 2600 meetup will be at Iffy Books on Friday, April 7th, starting around 6:00 p.m. > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, […]

Join us on Saturday, April 8th at 1:00 p.m. and make your own solar-powered zoetrope! This workshop is suitable for beginners and kids. No experience necessary. A zoetrope is one […]

On Saturday, April 8th we're hosting a poetry reading with Steve Orth, Connie Yu, and Alexa Smith. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., reading at 7:00. See you there!

On Sunday, April 9th at 6:00 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on surface mount soldering. This is an intermediate-level workshop, so it's best if you have some soldering experience already. […]

On Tuesday, April 11th at 6 p.m. we're writing letters to ATL forest defenders, in solidarity with the ATL Week of Resiliency. See you there!

We're hosting a virtual meetup on Tuesday, April 11th at 7 p.m. to help Meshtastic users across Philly get connected. Our goal is to make a wireless chat network across […]

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. […]

Chip Set is a DIY electronics meetup at Iffy Books on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. If you’re interested in circuits, microcontrollers, and/or single-board computers, stop by and […]

The Model Internet Club meets again on Friday, April 14th at 6 p.m. Our goal is to build an offline network for fun and learning. We’ll have routers, switches, servers, and […]

On Saturday, April 15th at 3:30 p.m. we’re running a free workshop on the basics of recording audio. We’ll discuss mic technique, audio hardware, recording conditions, and software options. Everyone will […]

Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, April 16th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL) or via Jitsi […]

On Sunday, Sunday, April 16th at 3:30 p.m. we're hosting a crochet workshop for beginners. We'll have supplies to share, as well as yarn and crochet hooks for sale. Register: […]

Presented by Untitled Medical Collective in association with Philly SRA, Bleeding Control Basics will go over first aid as it applies to severe bleeding. We will cover scene safety, injury […]

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. […]

This month's topic will be "Shodan for Defense." The speaker for this month is Leonardo Serrano. Leonardo has spent the past 8 years running various events in the Philadelphia area […]

Raise the Sun: A QTBIPOC Zine Workshop on Friday, April 21st, 2023 will combine the spirit of Iffy Books’s zine collection and the aesthetics of solarpunk. We will discuss our relationships […]

Stop by Iffy Books on Saturday, April 22nd from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and make your own seed balls with native wildflower seeds. We'll have plenty of supplies to […]

We'll be at the Everyday Futures Fest Block Party on Sunday, April 23rd, 12–5 p.m. at 7th and Catharine St. See you there!

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. […]

On Wednesday, April 26th at 7:00 p.m. we'll meet to discuss the novel The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu. Stop by Iffy Books and get a paperback copy for $17.99, […]

Chip Set is a DIY electronics meetup at Iffy Books on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. If you’re interested in circuits, microcontrollers, and/or single-board computers, stop by and […]

Join us for a night to celebrate COLLIDE zine's third issue at Iffy Books in the Vox Populi Art Gallery building in Chinatown. Enjoy light refreshments and Iffy's charming new […]

Postponed until June 10th due to rain! Mark your calendar! Chinatown has survived for 150 years because we fought to be here. Chinatown is one of the few remaining communities […]

On Sunday, April 30th at 6:00 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 […]

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. […]

On Thursday, May 4th at 6:30 p.m. we're hosting a presentation on network-wide ad blocking with Pi-hole and AdGuard Home. Dave Slinger will show you how to get started and […]

On Friday, May 5th 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 First […]

We'll be at the Iglesias Garden May Day celebration on May 6th. See you there! 🚨¡ guarde la fecha para nuestra primera fiesta del año! 🚨(English below) SABADO 6 DE […]

We'll be at the Rotunda with a table full of zines and books on Saturday, May 6th. New Zine Show Incoming! West Philly Spring Zine Fest is happening at The […]