Iffy Books | 319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL
hacking, free culture, gardening, zines
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. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
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 $6 to complete the project. Here’s what’s included in the kit: 1 x Weevil-shaped PCB 2 x LEDs 1 x 47k Ohm resistor 1 x […]
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 will get a chance to make a recording and start editing with Reaper. We'll have a computer available for everyone who signs up. Register: This […]
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, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people. We’re also hosting a meetup for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers: > Come join […]
Join us on Saturday, April 8th at 1:00 p.m. and make your own solar zoetrope! We'll have kits for sale with all the parts you need. Stay tuned for details and registration.
On Saturday, April 8th at 6:30 p.m. we're hosting a reading by Steve Orth, a writer from Oakland, CA. Stay tuned for more details!
We're hosting a virtual meetup on Tuesday, April 11th at 7 p.m. to help Meshtastic users across Philly get connected. Stay tuned for details!
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 make some friends! All ages and skill levels are welcome, including total newbies. This is an informal meetup, without a set topic or agenda. Feel free […]
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 plenty of Ethernet on hand. Last month we connected half a dozen computers to a switch, gave ourselves IP addresses with ip, and set up […]
On Sunday, Sunday, April 16th at 3:30 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on crocheting for beginners. Stay tuned for details and registration!
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 assessment, basic bleeding control, and tourniquet application. This class doesn’t provide any kind of certification, and is just meant to provide essential information to as […]
Howdy! I’m Pixel (He/They), your facilitator. You can help us curate the upcoming workshop “Raise the Sun: A QTBIPOC Zine Workshop” on Friday, April 21st, 2023, which will combine the spirit of Iffy Books’s zine collection and the aesthetics of solarpunk. This event will be coordinated by myself, a QTPOC, with support from allies: the […]
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 share! Registration: This event is free. Donations accepted. Photo CC-BY Kevan Davis
We'll be at the Everyday Futures Fest Block Party on Sunday, April 23rd! Stay tuned for more details.
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 make some friends! All ages and skill levels are welcome, including total newbies. This is an informal meetup, without a set topic or agenda. Feel free […]
On Saturday, April 29th at 1:00 p.m. we're running a workshop on ImageMagick, an essential command-line tool for converting between image formats and applying custom compression. Stay tuned for details and registration!
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 answer all your questions. Register: