Tosa's All-City Read

Tosa's All-City Read A common reading program for the City of Wauwatosa, brought to you by the Neighborhood Association Council.

Join us as all of Tosa reads the same book and takes part in book club discussions and other fun activities. Common reading programs help bring neighborhoods and communities together, creating common bonds and shared experiences that improve the quality of life. In other words, all of Tosa will be on the same page! Thank you to our sponsors:
Masterpiece: Beth Jaworski of Shorewest Realtors
Book Sponsor: Domtar Paper
Children's Book Sponsors: Mathnasium of Wauwatosa, Ruckus & Glee

If you didn't catch our interview with "The Lion Women of Tehran" author Marjan Kamali earlier this month, it's availabl...
03/24/2026

If you didn't catch our interview with "The Lion Women of Tehran" author Marjan Kamali earlier this month, it's available now on our YouTube Channel. Don't miss it!

https://youtu.be/8gxbb46JvpI

We bid a fond farewell to Café Blue, which closed yesterday after 11 years on North Avenue. Café Blue was the site of ma...
03/23/2026

We bid a fond farewell to Café Blue, which closed yesterday after 11 years on North Avenue. Café Blue was the site of many of our favorite book discussions and events, including our Princess Tea Party (A Man Called Ove) and Afternoon Tea (The Authenticity Project) and some of the best musings in our Authentic Tosa notebooks. Owner Carly Yiannackopoulos was game for anything! We wish her all the best in her next chapter. Treasure your small local businesses!

As our 13th Tosa’s All-City Read draws to a close, we wanted to thank everyone who took part, whether just reading our b...
03/22/2026

As our 13th Tosa’s All-City Read draws to a close, we wanted to thank everyone who took part, whether just reading our book, discussing it with their book club or participating in our events.

Many thanks to our Children’s Book Sponsors, Mathnasium of Wauwatosa and Ruckus & Glee, and to Masterpiece Sponsor Beth Jaworski, Shorewest Realtors for making all of our events possible.

Don’t forget that you can still enter our essay contest until April 7 for the chance to win great prizes. Go to TosasAllCityRead.com/contests.

Watch for the next title announcement sometime this summer!

There are still 18 days to submit your essay to win prizes in the Tosa's All-City Read Essay Contest. Who was the friend...
03/20/2026

There are still 18 days to submit your essay to win prizes in the Tosa's All-City Read Essay Contest. Who was the friend in your life who changed everything for you? Tell us about that special person and how the friendship impacted your life.
The contest has adult and child brackets. Bonus for kids: Everyone who enters, winner or not, gets a coupon for free Yo Mama! frozen yogurt!
Enter soon under the Contests tab on our website, where you'll also find the rules and information about prizes: wauwatosanac.org/tosasallcityread/contests.
Good luck!

Women’s relationships were on the menu last Thursday at Shrink ‘n’ Drink at Leff’s Lucky Town. Clinical Psychologist Dr....
03/17/2026

Women’s relationships were on the menu last Thursday at Shrink ‘n’ Drink at Leff’s Lucky Town. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Julie Helmrich answered anonymous questions about everything from bangs to alcoholism with wisdom, sensitivity and a touch of humor.

If you missed our event, you’ll find her next Shrink ‘n’ Drink here:
https://facebook.com/events/s/shrink-n-drink-bayview/1457436996100840/

Afraid cooking with your kids is going to look something like this? It doesn’t have to! Sign up for our “Taste of Iran: ...
03/15/2026

Afraid cooking with your kids is going to look something like this? It doesn’t have to! Sign up for our “Taste of Iran: Family Fun in the Kitchen” event this Thursday, March 19. It’s designed to be educational, relaxed and loads of fun for you and one child ages 6 to 12. Get details and register at www.tosasallcityread.com/events.

Do you have your questions ready for our shrink? Don’t miss Shrink ‘n’ Drink with Dr. Julie Helmrich tonight at 6:30 at ...
03/12/2026

Do you have your questions ready for our shrink? Don’t miss Shrink ‘n’ Drink with Dr. Julie Helmrich tonight at 6:30 at Leff's Lucky Town. Our focus will be on women’s relationships (like our book), but you can ask the shrink just about anything—all anonymously, of course. And there’s still room for a few walk-ins!

Many, many thanks to Rainbow Booksellers for Children on Vliet for providing gift cards for the elementary school winner...
03/11/2026

Many, many thanks to Rainbow Booksellers for Children on Vliet for providing gift cards for the elementary school winners of our essay contest. What a fun way to celebrate reading and writing!

Get your kids writing today -- the deadline for entries is now April 7. Get details at https://www.wauwatosanac.org/tosasallcityread/contests/.

Thank you to League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County for their thought-provoking Workshop on Activism Sunday at the ...
03/10/2026

Thank you to League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County for their thought-provoking Workshop on Activism Sunday at the Tosa Library. Volunteer Mary Voelker shared information on the organization, Vote411, and their effort to get 3.5% of the population involved in peaceful protest for meaningful change.

Thank you to TOSA Pool at Hoyt Park for providing pool passes for young winners of our essay contest. Elementary student...
03/09/2026

Thank you to TOSA Pool at Hoyt Park for providing pool passes for young winners of our essay contest. Elementary students could win pool passes + gift cards to Rainbow Booksellers; middle school authors could win pool passes + cash! And, as usual, high school and adult winners get cash!

Time to get writing! Our essay contest deadline is now April 7. Get details at https://www.wauwatosanac.org/tosasallcityread/contests/

Do your kids like to help you in the kitchen? (Or do you wish they did?) Give them an introduction to cooking in our par...
03/08/2026

Do your kids like to help you in the kitchen? (Or do you wish they did?) Give them an introduction to cooking in our parent/child cooking class next Thursday, March 19. You'll make some Iranian specialties to celebrate Persian New Year!

Sign up in advance here:

Parents and kids ages 6-12 can join us for a fun evening learning to cook Iranian food together! Together, you will make Kuku Sabzi (Persian Herb Frittata) with Mast-o-Khiar (Cucumber Mint Yogurt), and Persian Raisin Cookies for dessert. Each child MUST be accompanied by an adult with a firm 1:1…

We have room for walk-ins! Join us this afternoon at 1:30 in the Tosa Library Firefly Room for a Workshop on Activism w...
03/08/2026

We have room for walk-ins! Join us this afternoon at 1:30 in the Tosa Library Firefly Room for a Workshop on Activism with The League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County. Like Homa in The Lion Women of Tehran, you can combat authoritarianism through civic engagement, education and the collective power of women!

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