All Saints Library

All Saints Library, the largest of the Manchester Metropolitan University libraries, is located only a few minutes walk from the largest of The University of Manchester libraries, the John Rylands, on Oxford Road. Though they are both university libraries, whose borrowing services are reserved for students of the respective universities, this library, like the John Rylands, is open to the public for visiting, browsing, and photocopying purposes.
For visitors just wanting to have a look around, I wouldn’t recommend this library with anywhere near as much vehemence as I would the John Rylands Deansgate or the Chetham School of Music libraries, which are both well worth a look at even if you are not interested in the items held there. This one, like the nearby John Rylands, is more suited to those wanting to read or work on the books it holds.
It holds an impressive collection, in almost all areas, and anything they don’t have they can help you to find. Its not particularly picturesque, and the seating is fairly uncomfortable, so I personally don’t recommend it as a work space.
As a warning, photocopying is fairly expensive, and you need to pay an extra pound for a card, so if you can find the book elsewhere then this is cheaper. Having said that, there are plenty of books here that you will struggle to locate, including rare ones and many that are out of print.
The modern architecture is presentable from the outside but once within, there is nothing more than the standard school library feel. 2 stars for its presentation, 4 for its collection, so an average of 3.