diff --git a/src/ikarus.boot b/src/ikarus.boot
index a614d80..b3615f3 100644
Binary files a/src/ikarus.boot and b/src/ikarus.boot differ
diff --git a/src/ikarus.load.ss b/src/ikarus.load.ss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e404fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ikarus.load.ss
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+(library (ikarus load)
+  (export load)
+  (import 
+    (except (ikarus) load)
+    (only (ikarus reader) read-initial))
+
+  (define load-handler
+    (lambda (x)
+      (eval-top-level x)))
+  (define read-and-eval
+    (lambda (p eval-proc)
+      (let ([x (read p)])
+        (unless (eof-object? x)
+          (eval-proc x)
+          (read-and-eval p eval-proc)))))
+  (define load
+    (case-lambda
+      [(x) (load x load-handler)]
+      [(x eval-proc)
+       (unless (string? x)
+         (error 'load "~s is not a string" x))
+       (unless (procedure? eval-proc)
+         (error 'load "~s is not a procedure" eval-proc))
+       (let ([p (open-input-file x)])
+         (let ([x (read-initial p)])
+           (unless (eof-object? x)
+             (eval-proc x)
+             (read-and-eval p eval-proc)))
+         (close-input-port p))])))
diff --git a/src/ikarus.reader.ss b/src/ikarus.reader.ss
index d632954..7f116ee 100644
--- a/src/ikarus.reader.ss
+++ b/src/ikarus.reader.ss
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
 (library (ikarus reader)
-  (export read read-token comment-handler load)
+  (export read read-initial read-token comment-handler)
   (import
     (ikarus system $chars)
-    (except (ikarus) read read-token comment-handler load))
+    (except (ikarus) read read-token comment-handler))
 
   (define delimiter?
     (lambda (c)
@@ -785,29 +785,5 @@
           (error 'comment-handler "~s is not a procedure" x))
         x)))
 
-  (module (load)
-    (define load-handler
-      (lambda (x)
-        (eval-top-level x)))
-    (define read-and-eval
-      (lambda (p eval-proc)
-        (let ([x (my-read p)])
-          (unless (eof-object? x)
-            (eval-proc x)
-            (read-and-eval p eval-proc)))))
-    (define load
-      (case-lambda
-        [(x) (load x load-handler)]
-        [(x eval-proc)
-         (unless (string? x)
-           (error 'load "~s is not a string" x))
-         (unless (procedure? eval-proc)
-           (error 'load "~s is not a procedure" eval-proc))
-         (let ([p (open-input-file x)])
-           (let ([x (read-initial p)])
-             (unless (eof-object? x)
-               (eval-proc x)
-               (read-and-eval p eval-proc)))
-           (close-input-port p))])))
   )
 
diff --git a/src/makefile.ss b/src/makefile.ss
index b8c8663..944d52a 100755
--- a/src/makefile.ss
+++ b/src/makefile.ss
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
       "ikarus.compiler.ss"
       "ikarus.library-manager.ss"
       "ikarus.syntax.ss"
+      "ikarus.load.ss"
       "ikarus.pretty-print.ss"
       "ikarus.cafe.ss"
       "ikarus.posix.ss"