Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
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The Iffy Books Reading Group continues in July with A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (2021). We'll meet to discuss the book on Wednesday, July 27 at 7 p.m. Discussion leader: Joshua Kopin Register:
On Saturday July 30th from 1–4 pm we'll be working on creating a pack of solarpunk-themed vector images that anyone can use for free. Many hands make light work! Here are some of the tasks we can use help with: drawing scanning vector editing organizing files finding open-licensed images manifesto writing See you there! RSVP […]
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the month of August. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into 3 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, […]
Stop by Iffy Books on Saturday, August 13th for day 1 of Mesh Jam 2022! If you're curious about mesh networking, this is the event for you. We'll have talks, workshops, and games all day long. This event is free. ➡️ Videos from Mesh Jam 2022 # Mesh Jam Day 1: Saturday, August 13th 1:00 […]
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the month of August. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into 3 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, […]
Our August permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, 8/21 at 1:00 PM EDT. Join us in person at the shop, or via Mumble audio stream! ➡️ Download Mumble Mumble server: 134.209.32.64 Port: 64738 ➡️ Here's a link to a list of topics discussed at the last meeting.
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the month of August. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into 3 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, […]
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the month of August. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into 3 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, […]
On Wednesday, August 31st we're reading Ernest Callenbach's short 1975 novel Ecotopia, about the secession of northern California, Oregon, and Washington and what happens after. Register:
We have new hours starting Thursday, September 1st. See you at the shop! Weds 5–8 p.m. Thurs 5–8 p.m. Fri 2–9 p.m. Sat 12–8 p.m. Sun 12–6 p.m.
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
We're doing First Friday a week late! Vox Populi and a few other galleries in our building are have shows opening on September 9th this month, to avoid Labor Day weekend. So we'll have a reception with drinks, snacks, and music. Hope to see you there!
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
Our September permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, 9/18 at 1:00 PM EDT. Join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #3E, PHL) or via Jitsi audio stream. ➡️ Jitsi Stream Link
We're postponing the reading group until next month. We apologize for the inconvenience! ➡️ Link to the new event page On Wednesday, September 21st, October 19th, we'll discuss our first collection of short stories, Multispecies Cities, which gathers work from writers across Asia and the Pacific to imagine futures that emphasize the importance of interspecies […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
At this workshop we’ll discuss strategies for maintaining privacy when working on activist projects. We’ll focus on ways location data from your phone can be used against you, and how to keep you and your friends safe. ➡️ This workshop is part of Meadowfest, a series of events at the FDR Meadows from September 24th […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
On Saturday, October 8th at 2 p.m. EDT, Nelson Chu Pavlosky will give a presentation on how he moved from one house to another entirely by bike. It was a 12-mile trip uphill, from South Philly to the Mt. Airy neighborhood. Hope to see you there! ➡️ Video link
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
At this workshop you'll learn about VisiData, a lightweight command-line tool that can help you explore just about any kind of dataset, from spreadsheets to databases. Led by Dave Slinger. VisiData is an interactive multitool for tabular data. It combines the clarity of a spreadsheet, the efficiency of the terminal, and the power of Python, […]
Found-document fiction can be dismissed as a gimmick, but Tenacity Plys’s new novella Family Curse - Field Notebooks (1880-2020) proves that when the form fits the content, that’s when the magic happens. Ten will give a reading, then discuss how xe crafted the form to fit the content while developing the story. Plus, xe’ll give […]
Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, October 16th at 1:00 PM EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #3E, PHL) or via Jitsi audio stream. ➡️ Jitsi Stream Link
On Wednesday, October 19th, we'll discuss our first collection of short stories, Multispecies Cities, which gathers work from writers across Asia and the Pacific to imagine futures that emphasize the importance of interspecies justice. Register:
On Sunday, October 23rd at 2:00 p.m. we'll meet outdoors at The Rail Park to build tiny solar-powered musical instruments. Each participant will receive a free kit with a breadboard, solar panel, and all the required components. You can enter The Rail Park at N. 13th and Noble St. (wheelchair accessible) or enter at the […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
➡️ Video Stream Link ➡️ Donate to @PHLRUA on Venmo What can sex workers' labor organizing teach the contemporary labor movement? Join Kim Kelly (author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor) for a reading and a panel of Project SAFE participants for a discussion about the intersections of sex workers' labor struggles […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
THE DEGROWTH OF SOCIAL MEDIA a short film by KC Legacion Based on their master’s research, KC Legacion has produced a short film that reimagines social media in ways that support socioecological transformations. The film offers a conceptual model of social media informed by degrowth: a framework that (1) critiques societies driven by the need […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
On Thursday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. we'll host a free workshop on FFmpeg, an essential command-line tool for transcoding audio and video files (i.e., converting them from one format to another). Here's our zine on FFmpeg, which covers Windows, macOS, and Linux: • Screen reading PDF • Print-imposed PDF Registration (optional but helpful):
On Sunday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. we'll host a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Register:
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized into three 40-minute units of silent writing with 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins in-between. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc. See you there!
