The Quincentenary Library is the College's working library. We have more than 60,000 books and other resources covering most of the taught courses in the University.

You can find us in Library Court on the main College site. We're open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are lots of different areas to sit and study, and we have WiFi internet access throughout the whole building.

Our team consists of:

• Rhona Watson, Quincentenary Librarian
• Diana Caulfield, Assistant Librarian
• Sarah Burton, Assistant Librarian (Academic Services)
• Library Invigilators who work out of office hours during term.

Find out about using the library, our library resources, and take a look at our frequently asked questions if you're having any problems.

Other resources

As well as the day to day resources of the Quincentenary Library, Jesus houses many old books, manuscripts, personal papers, and records in the Old Library and the College Archives.

The Kwok Computer Room on the ground floor of the library building is also open round the clock.

The Webb Library is based in West Court; it is not part of the Quincentenary Library.

Useful contact details

You can email:

• it-support@jesus.cam.ac.uk for IT support and queries about computers or internet access.
• archives@jesus.cam.ac.uk for queries or to make an appointment to use the Archives.
• old-library@jesus.cam.ac.uk for queries or to make an appointment to visit the Old Library.

The Quincentenary Library was designed by the architects Evans and Shalev, and was officially opened by the Queen in March 1996 to commemorate the 500 year anniversary of the foundation of Jesus College. 

The library team are here to help you make the best use of the library and all its resources. Our core office hours are:

• Monday to Thursday 9am - 12pm and 2 - 5pm 
• Friday 9am - 12pm and 2 - 4pm.

Around Christmas and over the summer, the library and library office are sometimes closed for cleaning, please look out for notices.

You can email us or phone us on +44 (0)1223 339451. If you would like help out of hours, then please email our Library Invigilators, who work evenings and weekends during term.

During your time at Jesus College, you can receive support on academic skills. For help with your writing, Lizzie Collingham, the writing coordinator, offers individual sessions for undergraduates. To find out about the Postgraduate Development Programme, more details are on JNET. For help with library and information skills, including referencing, finding resources and using databases, contact our Assistant Librarian, Sarah Burton. Take a look in the Library Skills and Academic Skills sections for more details.