Iffy Books

Grow something! An extreme-beginner-friendly overview of your gardening possibilities. Here's what we'll cover: • How to grow a little bit of food or herbs with very little space and resources (basic container gardening) • How to pay attention to and understand your plants (basic plant care) Led by Goda Trakumaite, a gardener with a decade […]

We're hosting an an anti-copyright meetup on Easter Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. All are welcome! ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶ⓒ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶ ̶    

Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to get a free zine and learn more!

The first gathering of the Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup. Everyone is welcome!  

We're hosting a plant swap! Bring your seeds, seedlings, and cuttings to swap or share. We'll have several dozen maple tree seedlings to give away. They'll grow almost anywhere!

An all-day screening of BBS: The Documentary. More details coming soon!

We're hosting an anti-copyright meetup on Sunday, May 15 from noon to 4 p.m. All are welcome! Iffy Books 319 N. 11th St. #3E Philly, PA      

Tuesday, May 24 is Breadboard Night at Iffy Books! We’ll have plenty of breadboards, electronic components, and example circuits for y’all to play with. No curriculum or goal, just a chance to hang out and tinker. Stop by 5–8 PM. This event is free! If you build a circuit you want to keep, you can […]

The Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup is on the last Thursday of every month. Hope to see you there! This month we’re running a demo on how to use a slide rule, an analog tool that lets you do precise multiplication and division operations. To join this meeting, connect to the following server with the Mumble […]

At this workshop you'll learn to design a flyer with Scribus, a free desktop publishing tool similar to Ad*be InD*sign. Scribus runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Register for Design a flyer with Scribus Date: May 28, 2022, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Address: 319 N. 11th St. #3E, Philly, PA Suggested donation: $10 (waived […]

On Monday, 6/6 we're hosting a free screening of TPB AFK (2013), a documentary following three of The Pirate Bay's founders as they stood trial in Sweden beginning in 2009. A classic of free culture cinema.

Thursday, June 9 is Breadboard Night at Iffy Books! We’ll have plenty of breadboards, electronic components, and example circuits for y’all to play with. Stop by 5–8 PM. This event is free! If you build a circuit you want to keep, you can pay for the parts and take it home.

We’re hosting an anti-copyright meetup on Sunday, June 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All are welcome! Iffy Books 319 N. 11th St. #3E Philly, PA

On June 16 we're hosting a free screening of the documentary Crass: There is No Authority But Yourself (2006), directed by Alexander Oey. Hope to see you there! From Wikipedia: > There is No Authority But Yourself is a Dutch film directed by Alexander Oey documenting the history of anarchist punk band Crass. The film […]

What's the difference between a waveform and a spectrogram? What do these blobs and squiggles in my audio editor mean? What are the limitations of audio visualization? If you're curious about questions like these, this is the event for you! Registration:

Our June permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, 6/26 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

On Friday, July 1 we're hosting a reception for First Friday from 6–9 PM. We'll have drinks and music — should be fun!

We’re hosting an anti-copyright meetup on Sunday, July 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome! Iffy Books 319 N. 11th St. #3E Philly, PA

We'll be closed all day on Sunday, July 17. Sorry for the inconvenience!

What’s the difference between a waveform and a spectrogram? What do these blobs and squiggles in my audio editor mean? What are the limitations of audio visualization? If you’re curious about questions like these, you should join us! You can bring a laptop, but it isn't required. We'll be using Sonic Visualiser, a free program […]

Mike's Networks of Philly talk is postponed until further notice. Sorry about that! We'll let you know when we schedule a new date. Instead, on Saturday at 2 p.m. we'll host a LoRa (long-range radio) meetup. Bring a LoRa device if you have one, borrow one of our loaners, or buy your own for for […]

Our June permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, July 24 at 1:00 PM EDT. Join us in person at the shop, or via Mumble audio stream! We'll discuss the following page from the Permacomputing Wiki: Permacomputing Principles ➡️ Download Mumble Mumble server: 134.209.32.64 Port: 64738 ➡️ Here's a link to a list of topics discussed at […]

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, […]