Iffy Books — Local services in Philadelphia

This place is awesome and so cool. They've got all kinds of interesting books about electronics, math, computer science, politics, Philadelphia, and many other topics. They also have many different regular meetings and workshops for a variety of topics like writing, book discussions, programming, electronic tinkering, and more. Additionally they sell many electronics kits and components with instructions on how to make various interesting gadgets. The atmosphere was also very cool, and the staff was very nice. If I had stayed there any longer I would've spent even more money on all the cool stuff they have. I'm definitely going to come back for a workshop. I would highly...

Guard your credit card in this place! ... because they've got so many great things you'll want to buy, you'll wear the stripe out!!

This is how a business should be run! It's a mom and pop operation that gives so much back to the community, providing space for people to learn and grow.

They support many other 501(C)(3) nonprofit organisations in the area, if a business could have sainthood, this one definitely is on the short list.

Check out all of the kits and devices as well as all of the books and...

Adorable community-oriented indie bookstore and hackerspace with a distinct voice that’s reminiscent of the kinds of places you nowadays only see in nostalgic movies from the ‘90s. They have the most serious selection of zines I’ve seen in a while. They also sell cool little gadgets and hardware like raspberry pis. The highly curated book selection focuses on themes like politics, climate, cybersecurity, DIY culture, mutual aid, social theory and...