Iffy Books

Our quarterly off-site bonus workshop for Patreon supporters. Check out our Patreon page for details! Questions? Email iffybooks@iffybooks.net

An introduction to doing math with Python for total beginners! You'll write a script that adds up expenses and revenue for an event and calculates a range of outcomes depending on how many people show up.

In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, […]

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 Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

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.

A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.

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.

We're reading the final third of the book for this month! Check out the full schedule at victorgom.es/neoluddite ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief context: What the Luddites Really Fought Against by Richard Conniff.The […]

For this class we're building a spinning top toy with LED lights that flash when it spins. No previous soldering experience required! Registration coming soon!    

Interested in learning to sew, mend or make clothes? Already know how and wanna hang out with people while sewing? Come and join us! Sewing supplies and a sewing machine will be available for anyone needing them.   Image credit

Make a home page like it's 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. You'll learn the basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary! Please bring a laptop if you have one. […]

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.

For people who value connection, sustainability, and creativity -- without AI. Bring: • writing projects • craft projects • books & book recommendations • CDs Do not bring: • screens Provided: • zine-making supplies • snacks

In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, […]

A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.

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 post about this project. Register: Coming soon!

The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.

For this class we're building a spinning top toy with LED lights that flash when it spins. No previous soldering experience required! Registration coming soon!    

Make a home page like it's 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. You'll learn the basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary! Please bring a laptop if you have one. […]

The Permacomputing + Solarpunk meetup is the first Wednesday every other month at Iffy Books! You can join us in person (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or remotely via Jitsi Meet.   ➡️ Virtual 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 […]

We're reading the final third of the book for this month! Check out the full schedule at victorgom.es/neoluddite ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief context: What the Luddites Really Fought Against by Richard Conniff.The […]

In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, […]

A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.

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 post about this project. Register: Coming soon!

The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

A social hangout every first and third Monday for trans and non-binary people, their significant others, and allies. We have snacks and coffee.

Make a home page like it's 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. You'll learn the basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary! Please bring a laptop if you have one. […]

We're reading the final third of the book for this month! Check out the full schedule at victorgom.es/neoluddite ➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief context: What the Luddites Really Fought Against by Richard Conniff.The […]

In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, […]