Policy Statement
Schewe Library is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its patrons that is conducive to research, study, and learning. Behavior that disturbs or disrupts patrons or library personnel is prohibited. This policy applies to Illinois College patrons; for community patrons, please see Schewe Library's Community Patron Policy for further guidance. Behaviors Illinois College patrons may not engage in behavior which results in health or safety risks, property damage, or nuisance to other library patrons or staff.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of behaviors that are prohibited for Illinois College patrons when using Schewe Library:
• Threatening to commit or committing violence.
• Sexual harassment.
• Verbal abuse.
• Bringing weapons into the library.
• Intoxication.
• Smoking, vaping, or chewing tobacco in the library or within 15 feet of the library building.
• Making excessive noise and/or failing to abide by the noise guidelines set out for each library floor.
• Arguing, fighting, or otherwise creating a detrimental environment to the work of other patrons.
• Damaging or vandalizing library property.
• Impeding the use of the library by other patrons or library staff.
• Refusing to leave the library at closing time or when requested to by library personnel.
• Behaving in violation of federal, state, or county law.
• Behaving in violation of Illinois College policies.
Enforcement
• Library staff will provide a warning to Illinois College patrons whose behavior violates library policy.
• If library policy is continually violated, library staff will contact the Illinois College Public Safety department and the patron will be removed from the library.
• Illinois College patrons who have been removed from the library for policy violations may be ineligible to return to the library or may be suspended from library use for a certain period of time.
