Event Series 🏠 Host a Website at Home

🏠 Host a Website at Home

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for the workshop Host a Website at Home! You’ll learn to run a web server using nginx on a single-board computer, letting you host a website from your home internet connection. We’ll have home server kits available for $52. Here's what's included: • Orange Pi Zero 3 single-board computer • Micro HDMI adapter […]

Event Series 📡 Meshtastic 101

📡 Meshtastic 101

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 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. […]

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 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.

☀️ Solar Music Synth Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us and build a tiny solar-powered square wave generator on a breadboard. No soldering required! The workshop is free to attend, but you'll need to purchase a kit for $12.50 to complete the project. Here's a link to the how-to zine we'll use. And here's a diagram of the oscillator circuit we'll build: Register: […]

Event Series 🎶 Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop

🎶 Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. It's recommended for folks who have soldered once or twice before, but beginners are welcome too. For the programming portion, you can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. You'll need to buy a kit […]

🚫 USB Data Blocker Soldering Class

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Charging your phone in a public place can be stressful. What if someone is collecting your metadata for marketing purposes? What if they're copying your files or installing malware? A USB data blocker can help! It's a little adapter with the data terminals left disconnected, so you can charge your phone anywhere without fear. This […]

Event Series ⚡️ Solder & Gab

🔥 Solder & Gab

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us every other Thursday from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. for a social soldering session at Iffy Books! Everyone's welcome, from dabblers to experts. Bring a project you've been meaning to work on, or pick a beginner kit off the shelf and get started. We'll have a dozen or so soldering irons available to share. […]

Event Series 👻 Wi-Fi Tricks with Ghost ESP

👻 Wi-Fi Tricks with Ghost ESP

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

If you're interested in learning about wi-fi and Bluetooth networking but can't justify buying a Flipper Zero, this workshop is for you! Ghost ESP is a network analysis/testing tool that can run on a low-cost ESP32 microcontroller, as well as variants including the ESP32-C3. Ghost ESP offers wi-fi scanning, custom SSID beacons, captive portal mode, […]

Event Series 📡 Meshtastic 101

📡 Meshtastic 101

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 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. […]

📚 librarypunk podcast taping

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Stay tuned for more details!

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 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.

Event Series 🎸 Thrash Bot Workshop

🎸 Thrash Bot Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

We’re making guitar-playing robots with Pi Pico microcontrollers and 360° servo motors! We'll provide soldering irons and supplies. To complete this workshop you'll need to buy a kit for $10. Here's what's included: • RP2040/Pi Pico board • 360° servo motor w/ attachments & screws • tiny screwdriver • micro USB cable w/data • 6 […]

🔊 DIY Audio Meter Soldering Class

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for another beginner-friendly soldering project at Iffy Books! You'll assemble a DIY audio meter kit, which you can use to visualize an audio signal's amplitude. To complete this project you'll need to buy a kit for $7.95. We’re suggesting a $5–$20 donation for the class, no one turned away for lack of funds. […]

Event Series 🎵 Guitar Cable Soldering Class

🎵 Guitar Cable Soldering Class

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners! You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, creating your own guitar cable. You can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25, or 4 feet for $13.50. We're suggesting a $5–$15 donation for the class, […]

Event Series ❤️ LED Heart Soldering Class

❤️ LED Heart Soldering Class

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Come out and get some soldering practice! This time we're making a heart-shaped board with 22 LEDs, using an oscillator circuit to dim and brighten them at the speed you choose. This project is ideal for folks who have soldered at least once before. Beginners are welcome to join us, but it may take you […]

Event Series 🏠 Host a Website at Home

🏠 Host a Website at Home

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us for the workshop Host a Website at Home! You’ll learn to run a web server using nginx on a single-board computer, letting you host a website from your home internet connection. We’ll have home server kits available for $52. Here's what's included: • Orange Pi Zero 3 single-board computer • Micro HDMI adapter […]

Event Series 💻 Philly 2600 Meetup

💻 Philly 2600 Meetup

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 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.

Event Series 📡 Meshtastic 101

📡 Meshtastic 101

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 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. […]

Event Series ✏️ The Writing Room

✏️ The Writing Room

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 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.

☀️ Solar Music Synth Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Join us and build a tiny solar-powered square wave generator on a breadboard. No soldering required! The workshop is free to attend, but you'll need to purchase a kit for $12.50 to complete the project. Here's a link to the how-to zine we'll use. And here's a diagram of the oscillator circuit we'll build: Register: […]

Event Series 🎶 Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop

🎶 Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. It's recommended for folks who have soldered once or twice before, but beginners are welcome too. For the programming portion, you can bring a laptop or use one of our lab computers. You'll need to buy a kit […]

Event Series ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs’ by David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite 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 […]

🚫 USB Data Blocker Soldering Class

Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

Charging your phone in a public place can be stressful. What if someone is collecting your metadata for marketing purposes? What if they're copying your files or installing malware? A USB data blocker can help! It's a little adapter with the data terminals left disconnected, so you can charge your phone anywhere without fear. This […]