diff --git a/src/uvw.hpp b/src/uvw.hpp
index 45073681..e862dc79 100644
--- a/src/uvw.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "uvw/fs.hpp"
 #include "uvw/fs_poll.hpp"
 #include "uvw/idle.hpp"
+#include "uvw/lib.hpp"
 #include "uvw/loop.hpp"
 #include "uvw/pipe.hpp"
 #include "uvw/poll.hpp"
diff --git a/src/uvw/lib.hpp b/src/uvw/lib.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62a2442d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uvw/lib.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#pragma once
+
+
+#include <utility>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <uv.h>
+#include "resource.hpp"
+
+
+namespace uvw {
+
+
+namespace details {
+
+
+template<typename T> struct IsFunc: std::false_type { };
+template<typename R, typename... A> struct IsFunc<R(A...)>: std::true_type { };
+
+
+}
+
+
+class SharedLib final {
+    explicit SharedLib(std::shared_ptr<Loop> ref, std::string filename) noexcept
+        : pLoop{std::move(ref)}, lib{}
+    {
+        opened = (0 == uv_dlopen(filename.data(), &lib));
+    }
+
+public:
+    template<typename... Args>
+    static std::shared_ptr<SharedLib> create(Args&&... args) noexcept {
+        return std::shared_ptr<SharedLib>{new SharedLib{std::forward<Args>(args)...}};
+    }
+
+    SharedLib(const SharedLib &) = delete;
+    SharedLib(SharedLib &&) = delete;
+
+    ~SharedLib() noexcept {
+        uv_dlclose(&lib);
+    }
+
+    SharedLib& operator=(const SharedLib &) = delete;
+    SharedLib& operator=(SharedLib &&) = delete;
+
+    explicit operator bool() const noexcept { return !opened; }
+
+    template<typename F>
+    F * sym(std::string name) {
+        static_assert(details::IsFunc<F>::value, "!");
+        F *func;
+        auto err = uv_dlsym(&lib, name.data(), reinterpret_cast<void**>(&func));
+        if(err) { func = nullptr; }
+        return func;
+    }
+
+    const char * error() const noexcept {
+        return uv_dlerror(&lib);
+    }
+
+    Loop& loop() const noexcept { return *pLoop; }
+
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<Loop> pLoop;
+    uv_lib_t lib;
+    bool opened;
+};
+
+
+}