Schlow Esports Club Policies for Members and Parental Permission Form

As a member of the Schlow Esports Club, I agree to abide by the rules and regulations set forth by Schlow Centre Region Library in order to maintain a positive and inclusive community. These include but are not limited to the following core values:

Respect for all club members.

Inclusiveness for all members regardless of race, color, origin, sex, age, and disability.

Sportsmanship through play and interactions with other club members.

Integrity and honesty (includes cheating and other acts of malicious conduct, such as screen sharing during matches to gain an unfair advantage over opponents).

Leadership: All club members should strive to be role models inside and outside of the club.

All members are expected to adhere to the following rules set forth by Schlow Library, as well as to adhere to the Centre County Federation of Public Libraries User Behavior Policy, the Internet Use and Privacy Policies. The Federation libraries include Schlow Centre Region Library and ​​Centre County Library, its branches, its Museum, and its Bookmobile. These policies include prohibiting any act that is illegal, or disrupts or prevents the normal or intended use of the virtual or physical Library. Additionally:

• Be respectful of others (Don’t share/stream another member’s gameplay without their consent). Harassment is not permitted in any case. This includes but is not limited to - interaction in public chat channels, public voice channels, or private messages if both parties are members of our community. 
• Do not share any explicit content.
• Hateful language, such as derogatory language related to race, gender, and all other sensitive topics, is not permitted in any case and may result in an automatic ban from the club.
• All club members are expected to hold themselves to the same standards in-game that they are held to in the community Discord.

Membership:

All club members must be registered with Schlow Centre Region Library. Only verified club members, with parent permission, may join and participate in club activities including joining the official Discord. Exceptions to this are community-wide activities hosted by Schlow Centre Region Library and will explicitly invite the participation of all community members regardless of club membership status. Club members must:

Sign this official Code of Conduct

Obtain the consent of a parent or legal guardian if under the age of 18

Membership Mediation:

In the event of violation of club or Schlow policies and/or a conflict between members, official club volunteers or Schlow staff not involved in the conflict will facilitate mediation through the following procedure:

• Arrange for a mediation session between the involved members.
• Set ground rules.
• Allow both parties to express their viewpoints on the conflict and encourage both sides to view the conflict from each party’s standpoint.
• Facilitate setting goals to help reach a resolution.
• If no resolution is able to be obtained, parental/guardian involvement may be deemed necessary.

Membership Removal:

Schlow Centre Region Library reserves the right to expel a member who violates club or Schlow Library policies.

Process of Membership Removal:

First Incident: Official Verbal and/or Written Warning

After a first incident, the community member will be issued a warning by an official Schlow Library staff member or volunteer. The member’s parent/guardian will also be notified.

Second Incident: Official Verbal and/or Written Warning & Meeting

After a second incident, the community member will be required to schedule a mediation session with an official Schlow Library staff member or volunteer. The member’s parent/guardian will also be notified of the second incident and will also be required to attend the mediation session.

Third Incident: Expulsion from Club

Community members who commit a third offense will be subject to expulsion from the club. The member’s parent/guardian will be notified of the decision as well as the reason for expulsion.

Once implemented, actions originating in any library will be upheld throughout all of the Centre County Federation of Public Libraries facilities. 

The Centre County Federation of Public Libraries is a limited public forum. Appeals may be submitted to the governing Library Board within 15 days of official notification of actions taken to suspend or revoke privileges.

The full User Behavior policy can be found online here: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/about-schlow/policies/user-behavior-policy

The full Internet Use Policy can be found online here: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/about-schlow/policies/internet-use-policy

 

SCHLOW ESPORTS SAFETY WAIVER AND PROMOTION RELEASE FORM

Schlow Esports at Schlow Centre Region Library is an in person and online video gaming club intended for teens between the ages of 13 and 18. Once signed, this document releases the library, volunteers, and staff from liability and grants permission to use photos and video in promotional materials, both online and in print.

PROMOTION

I, the undersigned, hereby grant to the Schlow Centre Region Library, its officers, representatives, employees, volunteers, and all other individuals or organizations acting in concert with the Schlow Esports the right to take photographs or video of me and my property in connection with the above-identified subject without further consideration or compensation, and I acknowledge the library’s right to crop or treat the media at its discretion. I authorize Schlow Centre Region Library, its assigns and transferees to copyright, use and publish the same in print and/or electronically.

I agree that Schlow Centre Region Library may use such media of me with or without my name (last names of children under the age of 18 will not be used on Internet projects) and for any lawful purpose, including for example such purposes as publicity, illustration, advertising, and Web content.

SAFETY

All members are expected to adhere to the Centre County Federation of Public Libraries User Behavior Policy, the Internet Use, and Privacy Policies. The Federation libraries include Schlow Centre Region Library and ​​Centre County Library, its branches, its Museum, and its Bookmobile. I understand and agree that I am participating in Schlow Esports voluntarily and at my own risk. I will not hold Schlow Centre Region Library, its directors, officers, representatives, employees, volunteers, and all other individuals or organizations acting in concert with the Schlow Esports team liable for any negligence or alleged negligence or other fault (not including intentional acts) that results in personal injury, death, or property damage during or in connection with the above program. The Centre County Federation Libraries are not responsible for the privacy of information volunteered to third-party vendors or organizations. The undersigned, for myself and for my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby releases and forever discharges Schlow Centre Region Library, its directors, officers, representatives, employees, volunteers, and all other individuals or organizations acting in concert with the Schlow Esports team from all such claims. This waiver will be construed according to the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, and further agrees that no oral representations, statements, or inducement apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made.

By signing the fields below, the signers acknowledge that they have read and agreed to the full set of codes and policies outlined in this form.