▁Sh ale v ▁in ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Comple tion ▁of ▁the ▁library ▁was ▁shortly ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁accommod ation ▁building ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Library ▁Court . ▁The ▁Qu in cent en ary ▁Library ▁has ▁a ▁particularly ▁large ▁law ▁collection , ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁law ▁library ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor . ▁ ▁Old ▁Library ▁ ▁The ▁Old ▁Library ▁was ▁in ▁regular ▁use ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁It ▁still ▁contains ▁over ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁books ▁and ▁is ▁available ▁to ▁private ▁research ers ▁upon ▁appointment . ▁The ▁Old ▁Library ▁includes ▁the ▁Mal th us ▁Collection , ▁being ▁the ▁family ▁collection ▁of ▁al umn us ▁Thomas ▁Mal th us . ▁ ▁College ▁grounds ▁ ▁Jesus ▁College ▁has ▁large ▁sport ing ▁grounds ▁all ▁on - site . ▁These ▁include ▁football , ▁rugby , ▁cr icket , ▁tennis , ▁squ ash , ▁basketball ▁and ▁hockey ▁pitch es . ▁The ▁Jesus ▁College ▁Bo at ▁House ▁is ▁only ▁ 4 0 0 ▁yards ▁away , ▁across ▁Mid sum mer ▁Common . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁frequently ▁hosts ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁sculpt ure ▁by ▁contemporary ▁artists . ▁It ▁has ▁hosted ▁work ▁by ▁Sir ▁Anton y ▁G orm ley , ▁Sir ▁Edu ardo ▁Pa ol oz zi , ▁and ▁Barry ▁Fl an agan . ▁The ▁college ▁grounds ▁also ▁include ▁a ▁nature ▁trail , ▁inspired ▁by ▁poetry ▁composed