Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
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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 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 […]
On Thursday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m. we'll host a free screening of The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. Hope to see you there! The Internet's Own Boy depicts the life of American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz. It features interviews with his family and friends as […]
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:
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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-in's in between. Facilitated by trained […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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-in's in between. Facilitated by trained […]
We'll be closed all day on Sunday, July 17. Sorry for the inconvenience!
On Wednesday, July 14 at 7PM we'll be host a round of the role-playing game Backdoors & Breaches. You should join us! We'll have drinks and snacks.
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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-in's in between. Facilitated by trained […]
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
Presented by Philadelphia 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 information to as many people as possible. This workshop […]
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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-in's in between. Facilitated by trained […]
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!
Ursula K Le Guin's The Dispossessed is a thought experiment in anarchist practice, a meditation on individual relationships as a model for political action, a treatise on the philosophy and physics of time, a climate change novel, and so full of other things that it didn't have room for the communal pickle barrels.* Join us […]
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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-in's in between. Facilitated by trained […]
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
Change of plans! We’re screening Resist Climate Inaction today at 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm so y’all can make the protest at City Hall. On Friday, June 24 at 7PM we're screening Resist Climate Inaction, a 12-minute film from Blockade Australia that everyone should see. This event is free! We'll have a discussion after the […]
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:
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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-in's in between. Facilitated by trained […]
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 […]
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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-in's in between. Facilitated by trained […]
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 Friday, June 10 at 7PM we're screening Resist Climate Inaction, a 12-minute film from Blockade Australia that everyone should see. This event is free! We'll have a discussion after the screening for anyone who wants to hang out and chat.
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.
Want to get writing done this summer? Come co-work with other writers from 5–8 pm every Tuesday for the months of June and July. 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. Facilitated by trained writing […]
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.
The next Philly 2600 meetup is Friday, June 3 at Iffy Books. Trash Panda Village will be open too! Iffy Books 319 N. 11th St. #3E Philly, PA
Stop by and learn to pick a lock! We'll have to plenty of locks and tools to practice with.
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 […]
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 […]
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