Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.)

Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, October 15th at 3:30 PM EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, 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 […]

In this workshop you’ll convert text data into audio using the program minimodem, then record the audio to a cassette tape. Then you’ll use minimodem to play back your text onscreen in real time. We’ll provide computers and tape decks, and everyone who signs up will get a few free cassette tapes. We’ve been using […]

Register on Eventbrite Join us for an evening of crafts and creativity at the Spook & Sew: Pillows & Purses for Beginners! In this 3-hour workshop, you will learn the basics of using a sewing machine, simple pattern making and construction techniques. Attendees will select a pattern from our variety of Halloween-Pumpkin Patch themed […]

We’re having a film screening y’all!!! Description: Forest Defense Screening! Friday the 13th double feature! At Iffy Books! 319 N.11th street Free Drinks! Free Snacks! October 13 Doors at 18:30 First Film Starts at 19:00

On Thursday, October 12th 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 […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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 Model Internet Club meets again on Saturday, October 7th, 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 […]

The Philly 2600 meetup will be at Iffy Books on Friday, October 6th, starting at 6:00 p.m. See you there! > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people. We’re also hosting a meetup for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers: > […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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 book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group will be The Human Use of Human Beings by Norbert Wiener (1950, revised 1954). Let’s split this one in three, since mostly everyone seemed to like the idea of splitting the book into parts. That means for our meeting on October 3rd, we’ll discuss up to Chapter […]

On Sunday, October 1st at 3:30 p.m. we’re hosting a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Register:

Anthotypes Workshop Sunday, October 1, 2023, 1–3pm with Jazmyn Crosby, Kelsey Skaroff, and Elizabeth Shores In this hands-on workshop, participants create photographs with plants using a non-toxic technique called anthotyping. Participants will first walk outside together to learn how to identify local plants and infrastructural elements as symptoms of politico-economic processes while responsibly foraging for […]

~ // THE FUTURE IS AHEAD // ~ will feature 5 poets, then an open mic (in which perhaps YOU may close us out?). Doors at 6:00, first reader at 6:15, open mic from 7:25 until 8:00. Readings by: Roach Lydia Host Evangeline Brooks Rishi Devi Dillon Thomas Jones The Future IS in fact ahead. For […]

Join us Friday, September 29th for an event hosted by Hackers' Assembly. Stay tuned for details!

On Thursday, September 28th from 6–8 p.m. we’re hosting an intermediate soldering session. 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:

On September 27th at 7:00 p.m. we'll meet to discuss the novel A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys. Hope to see you there! Get the audiobook on Libro.fm.

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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, September 24th at 6 p.m. we're hosting a free training session from Unity Recovery on when and how to administer naloxone (a.k.a. Narcan) to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. They'll also demonstrate how to use Fentanyl test strips. Unity Recovery is a recovery community organization (RCO) serving the Philadelphia (PA), Pittsburgh […]

On Sunday, September 24th at 1:00 p.m. we’re hosting a workshop on creating charts and graphs with the Python programming language. We’ll use the modules matplotlib to create a range of common plots: histogram, pie chart, bar graph, line graph, and scatter plot. We’ll use Jupyter Notebook to keep our code organized. This workshop is designed with beginners in […]

On Saturday, September 23rd at 4 p.m. we're running a beginner-friendly workshop on steganography. You'll use the command-line program steghide to hide encrypted messages in JPEG files in a way that's theoretically undetectable. We'll have computers to share, but bring a laptop if you have one! If you're using macOS or Windows, we recommend installing […]

Bring your laptops and hang out with fellow community members of Philly JS Club for an evening of hacking on personal projects. Register on Eventbrite The Philadelphia JavaScript Club, founded in 2022, is a place for developers of all skill and experience levels to connect, show off their work, and learn new things. We are […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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 Model Internet Club meets again on Sunday, September 17th, 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, September 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 […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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, September 10th at 3:30 PM EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #2I, 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 […]

On Sunday, September 10th at 1:00 p.m. we’re hosting an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radios. Here’s a link to our updated zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. If you have a LoRa radio (or reserve one below), we’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware […]

On Saturday, September 9th at 7 p.m. we're hosting a reading and Q&A with E.G. Condé, author of the novel Sordidez. Hope to see you there! E.G. Condé is an anthropologist of technology and an emerging speculative fiction writer of the Puerto Rican diaspora. His short fiction appears in If There’s Anyone Left, Reckoning, EASST […]

Stop by Iffy Books any time from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 9th and make a DIY Faraday shield for your phone! It's a quick project using aluminum foil and construction paper. When your phone is inside, you can be fairly sure it's isolated from radio communication via wi-fi, Bluetooth, and the cell […]

On Friday, September 8th at 6 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 […]

Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. (5–7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month) 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.

Most of the art galleries in our building have postponed their First Friday openings to September 8, to avoid falling on Labor Day weekend. We'll be here 5–9 p.m. on Friday, September 1, opening slightly later than usual. We'll be closed on Saturday, 9/2 and Sunday, 9/3.

The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on Wednesday, August 30th at 7 p.m. to discuss The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin. See you there!