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  • January 2025

  • Thu 2
    A painting of several factory buildings by Vincent van Gogh. There's matted hay on the ground in the foreground. A person dressed in black in the middle distance is carrying a long yellow object

    📚 Capital Reading Group

    January 2, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 📚 Capital Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We'll be reading Paul Reitter's recent translation […]

  • Fri 3
    The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font

    💻 Philly 2600 Meetup

    January 3, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 💻 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.

  • Mon 6
    Flyer image with two 1/4" phone plugs, four lightning-shaped electricity icons, and the following text: Make a DIY Guitar Cable Beginner soldering class! Mon, December 30: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Mon, January 6: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Weds, January 8: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

    ⚡ ̶B̶e̶g̶i̶n̶n̶e̶r̶ ̶S̶o̶l̶d̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶:̶ ̶M̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶D̶I̶Y̶ ̶G̶u̶i̶t̶a̶r̶ ̶C̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ (canceled due to weather!)

    January 6, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ⚡ Beginner Soldering
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On ̶M̶o̶n̶d̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶J̶a̶n̶u̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶6̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶n̶o̶o̶n̶  we're running 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, […]

  • Tue 7
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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.

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    January 7, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ 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 […]

  • Wed 8
    Flyer image with two 1/4" phone plugs, four lightning-shaped electricity icons, and the following text: Make a DIY Guitar Cable Beginner soldering class! Mon, December 30: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Mon, January 6: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Weds, January 8: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

    ⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    January 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ⚡ Beginner Soldering
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Wednesday, January 8th at 1:00 p.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the […]

  • Wed 8
    Flyer image with a book cover and the following text: Neo-Luddite Reading Group: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff 2nd Wednesdays! 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Weds, December 11th: Introduction & Part I Weds, January 8th: Part II Weds, Feb 12th: Part III & Conclusion Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL

    ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’ by Shoshana Zuboff

    January 8, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ⚙️ Neo-Luddite Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Our next book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (2019). ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: […]

  • Thu 9
    Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    ⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    January 9, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ⚡ Beginner Soldering
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Thursday, January 9th at noon we're running 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, […]

  • Sat 11
    Flyer with blue and purple snowflakes in the background, an illutration of a spooky mushroom growing out of a zine, and the following text: Winter QT Zine Jam! A zine-making workshop for Queer & Trans identifying folx Sat, January 11th 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Sign up at iffybooks.net

    ❄️ Winter QT Zine Jam!

    January 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    A Zine Jam for Queer and Trans identifying folx led by Pixel. Not sure what zines are? Wishing to become a zinester? You’ve come to the right place! This beginner-friendly […]

  • Tue 14
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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.

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    January 14, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ 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 […]

  • Wed 15
    A photo of a Bostitch booklet stapler, with the following text overlaid with a rainbow gradient: Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    🖇️ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    January 15, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 🖇️ Volunteer Zine Folding Session
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    We print a *lot* of zines at Iffy Books, which we distribute for free or by donation. That means we’re constantly folding and stapling, which takes patience. And we’re currently […]

  • Thu 16
    Painting of workers and enormous machines in a Detroit auto plant, painted by Diego Rivera

    📚 Capital Reading Group

    January 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 📚 Capital Reading Group
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We'll post the sections we're covering before […]

  • Fri 17
    Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net

    💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    January 17, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Fri 17
    The logo for The Open Organization of Lockpickers, with the acronym TOOOL at the top in red. Each letter O in the acronym is designed to look like the keyway of a lock.

    🔓 TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup

    January 17, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 🔓 TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The third Friday of every month from 6–8 p.m. we host a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. > Come join us for our […]

  • Sat 18
    Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net

    💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    January 18, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm 💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Mon 20
    Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    ⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    January 20, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am ⚡ Beginner Soldering
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Monday, January 20th at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch […]

  • Mon 20
    Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    ⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    January 20, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm ⚡ Beginner Soldering
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Monday, January 20th at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch […]

  • Mon 20
    Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net

    💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    January 20, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm 💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Mon 20
    The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.

    💾🌾 Permacomputing Meetup

    January 20, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup returns on Monday, January 20th from 6:30–8:30 p.m. EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via […]

  • Tue 21
    Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net

    💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    January 21, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Tue 21
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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.

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    January 21, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ 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 […]

  • Mon 27
    Closeup photo of a zine with the title "Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python." There's a turtle icon on the middle of the cover with a zig-zagging line coming out of its tail, and several lines of code on the left, such as "left(90)" and "forward(10)." Text on the right says "free zine!" The Iffy Books logo and address (319 N. 11th St. 2I, PHL) are at the bottom right corner.

    🐢 Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python

    January 27, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Private: 🐢 Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Stay tuned for details & registration! ☀️ Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python ☀️ Screen reading PDF ☀️ Print-imposed PDF ▶️ Project files on GitHub Register […]

  • Tue 28
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-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.

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    January 28, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ 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 […]

  • Wed 29
    A photo of a Bostitch booklet stapler, with the following text overlaid with a rainbow gradient: Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    🖇️ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    January 29, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 🖇️ Volunteer Zine Folding Session
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    We print a *lot* of zines at Iffy Books, which we distribute for free or by donation. That means we’re constantly folding and stapling, which takes patience. And we’re currently […]

  • Wed 29
    Animated GIF of a heart-shaped printed circuit board with red LEDs around the edge, slowly turning on and off

    ❤️ Soldering Practice: LED Heart Board

    January 29, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ❤️ Soldering Practice: LED Heart Board
    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 […]

  • Wed 29
    The front cover of 'The Stone Sky' by N. K. Jemisin, with a green-blue photo of intricate stone carving in the background

    🪐 Speculative Futures Reading Group: ‘The Stone Sky’ by N. K. Jemisin

    January 29, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us Wednesday, January 29th at 7 p.m. to discuss The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin, book three in the Broken Earth trilogy. The Moon will soon return. Whether […]

  • Thu 30

    💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    January 30, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Thu 30
    Closeup photo of a zine with the title "Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python." There's a turtle icon on the middle of the cover with a zig-zagging line coming out of its tail, and several lines of code on the left, such as "left(90)" and "forward(10)." Text on the right says "free zine!" The Iffy Books logo and address (319 N. 11th St. 2I, PHL) are at the bottom right corner.

    🐢 Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python

    January 30, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Private: 🐢 Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Stay tuned for details & registration! ☀️ Draw with code! An intro to turtle graphics using Python ☀️ Screen reading PDF ☀️ Print-imposed PDF ▶️ Project files on GitHub Register […]

  • Fri 31

    💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    January 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 💡 Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Fri 31
    A photo of an audio cassette tape, made of black plastic with a red label. The brand is BASF, and the text says "ferro super LH 90"

    🎵 Cassette Mixtape Session

    January 31, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 🎵 Cassette Mixtape Session
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we’ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes to share! Register for January 31st:

  • Fri 31
    The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black

    📡 Meshtastic 101

    January 31, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 📡 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 […]

  • February 2025

  • Sat 1
    Photo of a tiny clay teapot in front of a red box of Barry's Tea teabags

    ✨ NFC Sculpture Workshop

    February 1, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop we'll make little clay sculptures with NFC tags embedded inside, which you can use to trigger shortcuts on your phone. Fun! Here's a link to a blog […]

  • Sun 2
    Animated GIF of a small printed circuit board with a row of four green LEDs and one red LED creating a bouncing audio level meter

    🔊 Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter | Sunday, February 2nd, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

    February 2, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 🔊 Beginner Soldering: DIY Audio Meter
    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 […]

  • Mon 3
    Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    ⚡ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    February 3, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am ⚡ Beginner Soldering
    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. […]

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