Iffy Books

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

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, 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 […]

The Blue Agave Revolution: Poetry of the Blind Rebel comprises magical realist and speculative fiction from the co-authors, an imprisoned Indigenous freedom fighter and a life-long anti-imperialist and decolonizer of European descent. Oso Blanco has a story and poetry cycle, and additional poems and stories, including with collaborators, written painstakingly behind prison walls. Many of […]

We're postponing this event for a month or so. Check back soon! On Saturday, January 27th, 3:30–5:30 p.m. we're pleased to present DJ Mixing 101, a workshop led by PILLAR 5. You'll learn the basics using the free program VirtualDJ (available for macOS & Windows) and you'll get to see a TRAKTOR DJ controller in action. […]

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 Friday, January 26th from 6–9 p.m. we’re hosting a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. > Come join us for our monthly open pick night at Iffy Books! Whether you’re a novice who just stumbled upon LockpickingLawyer, a seasoned safecracker, or somewhere in between, come join us for a evening of […]

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:

Face masks required! 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 […]

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 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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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:

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, December 17th 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 […]

The Model Internet Club meets again on Saturday, December 16th, 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 Thursday, December 14th 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 […]

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 the wall? Are you just curious about electronics and sound? Join us Sunday, December 10th 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 […]

On Saturday, December 9th from 1–3 p.m. we're hosting an informal meetup at Iffy Books for Meshtastic users. Stay tuned for details! Meshtastic: An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices

Iffy Books is moving to a storefront! Very exciting! Starting on Wednesday, December 6th we'll be at 404 S. 20th St., half a block from Rittenhouse Hardware. For the rest of December we'll be open Wednesday–Sunday, 12–7 p.m. See y'all in the new space!