Iffy Books

Does your kid have a toy that’s so loud it’s driving you up the wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us Sunday, December 17th from 3:30–5:30 p.m. for a hands-on workshop on how to quiet or silence kids’ electronic toys. Bring an electronic toy to modify and we’ll walk you through […]

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 Friday, December 22nd at 6:00 p.m. we’ll play a round of the tabletop storytelling game Solarpunk Futures.Solarpunk Futures is a storytelling game where players imagine the pathways to a desirable world from the perspective of a utopian future. Players use a deck of cards to remember Ancestors and work together using Tools and Values to overcome a set of real-world Challenges. Through dialogue and […]

We'll be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 24th! Our new address is 404 S. 20th. St, PHL.

On Wednesday, December 27th from 3–5 p.m. we’re running a 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 with Audacity and start editing with Reaper. Register:

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.

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.

Does your kid have a toy that’s so loud it’s driving you up a wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us Sunday, January 7th from 1–3 p.m. for a hands-on workshop on how to quiet or silence kids’ electronic toys. Bring an electronic toy to modify and we’ll walk you through […]

This will be our first meeting of the new Philly Socialists Reading Group. Before jumping into our first book, Hinterland: America’s New Landscape of Class and Conflict by Phil A. Neel, we are meeting to discuss how we will approach this book together and why struggles over space are important for us to study as […]

On Thursday, January 11th 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 miniature photocell […]

Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, January 14th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via Jitsi Meet. ➡️ Meetup Link From Permacomputing.net: Permacomputing is a more sustainable approach to computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Permacomputing is both a concept and a community of […]

Our current book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is Race After Technology (2019) by Ruha Benjamin. We'll meet Tuesday, January 16th at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the introduction through chapter 2. Meetup link  ➡️ Official schedule"Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot live […]

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 Sunday, January 21st from 1 to 3 p.m. we're hosting a workshop on the audio synthesis program SuperCollider, led by William Hazard. This workshop assumes no prior knowledge of SuperCollider, computer music, or coding generally. Beginners as well as seasoned SuperCollider pros are completely welcome — we’ll meet where we’re at and work from […]

On Sunday, January 21st at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Here’s our darning how-to zine. Register:

On Thursday, January 25th at 6 p.m. we’re hosting an intermediate soldering class. We’ll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. Or bring your own project! Register:

Join us from 1–3 p.m. on Saturday, January 27th for the first meeting of the Direct Solar Power Working Group. (We can change the name if people don’t like it.) Our plan is to discuss & experiment with methods for using solar energy without batteries. We’re starting this group in response to the article Direct […]

On Wednesday, January 31st at 7:00 p.m. we’ll meet to discuss the novel The Obelisk Gate (2016),  the second book in N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy. Hope to see you there! Get the audiobook on Libro.fm The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun -- once Damaya, once […]

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.

> The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.

The Model Internet Club meets again on Saturday, February 3rd, 1–5 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. The network is up and running! We now have a DHCP server, a DNS server with custom domain names, and handful of websites running as virtual hosts in Apache. There’s a local bulletin board in the works, and we’re considering our […]

On February 7th and February 10th we're hosting a free cassette mixtape recording session. Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we'll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We'll host three sessions each day, at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Register for 1 p.m. on 2/7: Register for 3 p.m. […]

On Thursday, February 8th 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 miniature photocell […]

On February 7th and February 10th we're hosting a free cassette mixtape recording session. Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we'll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We'll host three sessions each day, at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Register for 1 p.m. on 2/10: Register for 3 p.m. […]

Share the love with origami and love letters! Learn different paper folding how-tos and make various Valentine's-themed origami pieces to share with your loved ones! Decorate thank you and love letters to accompany the final pieces. Join us on 02/11 from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Led by Nabithoughts. Register

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 Saturday, February 17th at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a meetup for fans of federated services such as Mastodon, Lemmy, Pixelfed, BookWyrm, and PeerTube. Hope to see you there! Masks are required. We'll have extras for anyone who needs one.  

Our current book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is Race After Technology (2019) by Ruha Benjamin. We'll meet Tuesday, February 20th at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the introduction through chapter 2. Meetup link ➡️ Official schedule "Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot […]

On Thursday, February 22nd at 6 p.m. we’re hosting an intermediate soldering class. We’ll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. Or bring your own project! Register:

Join us from 1–3 p.m. on Saturday, February 24th for the second meeting of the Direct Solar Power Working Group. Our plan is to discuss & experiment with methods for using solar energy without batteries. Stay tuned for more details!

Join us on Saturday, February 24th at 7 p.m. for a talk by Larisa Kingston Mann on her book Rude Citizenship Jamaican Popular Music, Copyright, and the Reverberations of Colonial Power (University of North Carolina Press). ➡️ Live stream link In this deep dive into the Jamaican music world filled with the voices of creators, producers, […]

Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, February 25th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via Jitsi Meet. ➡️ Meetup Link From Permacomputing.net: Permacomputing is a more sustainable approach to computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. Permacomputing is both a concept and a community of […]