diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a037c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * See Copyright Notice in picrin.h
+ */
+
+#include "picrin.h"
+#include "picrin/macro.h"
+
+pic_value
+pic_eval(pic_state *pic, pic_value program, struct pic_lib *lib)
+{
+  struct pic_proc *proc;
+
+  proc = pic_compile(pic, program, lib);
+
+  return pic_apply(pic, proc, pic_nil_value());
+}
+
+static pic_value
+pic_eval_eval(pic_state *pic)
+{
+  pic_value program, spec;
+  struct pic_lib *lib;
+
+  pic_get_args(pic, "oo", &program, &spec);
+
+  lib = pic_find_library(pic, spec);
+  if (lib == NULL) {
+    pic_errorf(pic, "no library found: ~s", spec);
+  }
+  return pic_eval(pic, program, lib);
+}
+
+void
+pic_init_eval(pic_state *pic)
+{
+  pic_deflibrary (pic, "(scheme eval)") {
+    pic_defun(pic, "eval", pic_eval_eval);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/include/picrin.h b/include/picrin.h
index 0be5663a..3d22718d 100644
--- a/include/picrin.h
+++ b/include/picrin.h
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ char *pic_strndup(pic_state *, const char *, size_t);
 pic_value pic_read(pic_state *, struct pic_port *);
 pic_value pic_read_cstr(pic_state *, const char *);
 
+pic_value pic_load(pic_state *, const char *);
+pic_value pic_load_cstr(pic_state *, const char *);
+
 pic_value pic_apply(pic_state *, struct pic_proc *, pic_value);
 pic_value pic_apply0(pic_state *, struct pic_proc *);
 pic_value pic_apply1(pic_state *, struct pic_proc *, pic_value);
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index 731e9408..73dd8caf 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ void pic_init_error(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_str(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_macro(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_var(pic_state *);
+void pic_init_load(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_write(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_read(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_dict(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_record(pic_state *);
+void pic_init_eval(pic_state *);
 void pic_init_lib(pic_state *);
 
 #define DONE pic_gc_arena_restore(pic, ai);
@@ -60,10 +62,12 @@ pic_init_core(pic_state *pic)
     pic_init_str(pic); DONE;
     pic_init_macro(pic); DONE;
     pic_init_var(pic); DONE;
+    pic_init_load(pic); DONE;
     pic_init_write(pic); DONE;
     pic_init_read(pic); DONE;
     pic_init_dict(pic); DONE;
     pic_init_record(pic); DONE;
+    pic_init_eval(pic); DONE;
     pic_init_lib(pic); DONE;
   }
 }
diff --git a/load.c b/load.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..440b45e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/load.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/**
+ * See Copyright Notice in picrin.h
+ */
+
+#include "picrin.h"
+#include "picrin/pair.h"
+
+pic_value
+pic_load_cstr(pic_state *pic, const char *src)
+{
+  size_t ai;
+  pic_value v, exprs;
+  struct pic_proc *proc;
+
+  exprs = pic_parse_cstr(pic, src);
+  if (pic_undef_p(exprs)) {
+    pic_errorf(pic, "load: read failure (%s)", pic_errmsg(pic));
+  }
+
+  pic_for_each (v, exprs) {
+    ai = pic_gc_arena_preserve(pic);
+
+    proc = pic_compile(pic, v, pic->lib);
+    if (proc == NULL) {
+      pic_error(pic, "load: compilation failure");
+    }
+
+    pic_apply(pic, proc, pic_nil_value());
+
+    pic_gc_arena_restore(pic, ai);
+  }
+
+  return pic_none_value();
+}
+
+pic_value
+pic_load(pic_state *pic, const char *fn)
+{
+  FILE *file;
+  size_t ai;
+  pic_value v, exprs;
+  struct pic_proc *proc;
+
+  file = fopen(fn, "r");
+  if (file == NULL) {
+    pic_errorf(pic, "load: could not read file \"%s\"", fn);
+  }
+
+  exprs = pic_parse_file(pic, file);
+  if (pic_undef_p(exprs)) {
+    pic_errorf(pic, "load: read failure (%s)", pic_errmsg(pic));
+  }
+
+  pic_for_each (v, exprs) {
+    ai = pic_gc_arena_preserve(pic);
+
+    proc = pic_compile(pic, v, pic->lib);
+    if (proc == NULL) {
+      pic_error(pic, "load: compilation failure");
+    }
+
+    pic_apply(pic, proc, pic_nil_value());
+
+    pic_gc_arena_restore(pic, ai);
+  }
+
+  return pic_none_value();
+}
+
+static pic_value
+pic_load_load(pic_state *pic)
+{
+  pic_value envid;
+  char *fn;
+
+  pic_get_args(pic, "z|o", &fn, &envid);
+
+  return pic_load(pic, fn);
+}
+
+void
+pic_init_load(pic_state *pic)
+{
+  pic_deflibrary (pic, "(scheme load)") {
+    pic_defun(pic, "load", pic_load_load);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/vm.c b/vm.c
index 46034214..0d1eb93f 100644
--- a/vm.c
+++ b/vm.c
@@ -1075,13 +1075,3 @@ pic_apply_trampoline(pic_state *pic, struct pic_proc *proc, pic_value args)
     return pic_car(pic, args);
   }
 }
-
-pic_value
-pic_eval(pic_state *pic, pic_value program, struct pic_lib *lib)
-{
-  struct pic_proc *proc;
-
-  proc = pic_compile(pic, program, lib);
-
-  return pic_apply(pic, proc, pic_nil_value());
-}