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Learn about e-books

Learn how to download free e-books and audiobooks from Sno-Isle’s website from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo.

If you’d like to download a book during class, please bring your laptop and e-reader or audio device, or your Wi-Fi-enabled device.

Seating is limited, so please preregister by phone at 425-493-8202 or online at www.sno-isle.org.

The class is funded by The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation.

Scholarships available: The Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides charitable giving, has announced that it has more than 80 scholarships available this year to students and families.

Supported by more than 60 organizations and more than 25 families, the scholarships apply to people living within the boundaries of the Stanwood-Camano School District.

The application deadline for the high school scholarships is March 9.

Call 360-629-6878 or go to www.s-caf.org for more information.

Help environment: Habitat restoration is happening down at Edmonds Marsh.

People for Puget Sound, Friends of Edmonds Marsh and the city of Edmonds are hosting a volunteer work party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Edmonds Marsh, 180 W. Dayton St., to plant 140 native shrubs and ground cover to re-establish wildlife habitat.

RSVP by contacting Gail Lassman at register@pugetsound.org.

For more information contact Keeley O’Connell at koconnell@pugetsound.org or 206-382-7007 ext. 184.

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