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T-R PHOTOS BY JOE FISHER Sarah Rosenblum, director of the Marshalltown Public Library, demonstrates how to use the library’s contactless checkout machine.
A “walkthrough phase” for the Marshalltown Public Library will begin Feb. 1 pending low COVID-19 numbers.
The library board met virtually to discuss its next phase of opening the doors on Tuesday evening.
The library has been limited to curbside services since Nov. 12 when COVID-19 cases were on a sharp rise.
During the walkthrough phase the library will be open for limited hours. On Monday-Friday it will be open 12-6 p.m except on Thursdays when it opens at 10 a.m.. Staff will be available by phone from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.