diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index eb710c8..5612785 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ optional=true
 package="postgres"
 
 [dependencies.slite]
-version="0.17.0"
+version="0.18.0"
 features=["chrono","serde_json","url"]
 optional=true
 package="rusqlite"
diff --git a/src/drivers.rs b/src/drivers.rs
index 08aeb43..2501e09 100644
--- a/src/drivers.rs
+++ b/src/drivers.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ pub trait DatabaseDriver {
     // Runs a basic sql query on the database
     // fn query(&self, sql: &str) -> Result<impl Any, impl Error>;
 
+    // Prepares an sql statement for the database
+    fn prepare(&self, sql: &str) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     // Runs a prepared statement on the database
     // fn execute(&self, sql: &str, ?) -> Result<?,?>
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/sqlite.rs b/src/drivers/sqlite.rs
index 68e1895..c045c71 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/drivers/sqlite.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 //! Contains database-specific query data
 use super::*;
 
-use slite::{Connection};
+use slite::{params, Connection, Result};
+use slite::NO_PARAMS;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 /// The struct implementing the `DatabaseDriver` trait
@@ -16,11 +17,29 @@ pub struct SQLiteDriver {
 
 impl SQLiteDriver {
     /// Create an SQLiteDriver driver
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        SQLiteDriver {
+    pub fn new(dsn: &str) -> Self {
+        let mut driver = SQLiteDriver {
             connection: RefCell::new(None)
-        }
+        };
+
+        driver.connect(dsn);
+
+        driver
     }
+
+    fn connect(&mut self, dsn: &str) {
+        let connection = if dsn == ":memory:" {
+            Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap()
+        } else {
+            Connection::open(dsn).unwrap()
+        };
+
+        self.connection = RefCell::new(Some(connection));
+    }
+
+//    pub fn query(&self, sql: &str) -> Result<usize> {
+//
+//    }
 }
 
 impl DatabaseDriver for SQLiteDriver {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8dfef52..69204d5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 pub mod drivers;
 pub mod fns;
 pub mod query_builder;
+pub mod types;
 
 pub mod prelude {
     //! Re-exports important traits and types.
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index f6d0338..54b5b28 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,76 @@
 //! Shared Types for different Database drivers
+//!
+//! ## Postgres Type Mappings
+//!
+//! | Rust type                     | Postgres type(s)                              |
+//! |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
+//! | `bool`                        | BOOL                                          |
+//! | `i8`                          | "char"                                        |
+//! | `i16`                         | SMALLINT, SMALLSERIAL                         |
+//! | `i32`                         | INT, SERIAL                                   |
+//! | `u32`                         | OID                                           |
+//! | `i64`                         | BIGINT, BIGSERIAL                             |
+//! | `f32`                         | REAL                                          |
+//! | `f64`                         | DOUBLE PRECISION                              |
+//! | `&str`/`String`               | VARCHAR, CHAR(n), TEXT, CITEXT, NAME, UNKNOWN |
+//! | `&[u8]`/`Vec<u8>`             | BYTEA                                         |
+//!
+//! ## SQLite Type Mappings
+//!
+//! | Rust type(s)                  | SQLite type(s)                                |
+//! |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
+//! | `i8`/`i16`/`i32`/`i64`        | INTEGER                                       |
+//! | `f64`                         | REAL                                          |
+//! | `&str`/`String`               | TEXT                                          |
+//! | `&[u8]`/`Vec<u8>`             | BLOB                                          |
+//!
+//!
 use std::any::Any;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct Type(pub Box<dyn Any>);
+/// Empty struct to represent Null values
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct Null;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Type {
+    Null,
+    Integer,
+    Real,
+    Text,
+    Blob,
+}
+
+/// An owned value
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Value {
+    Null,
+    Integer(i64),
+    Real(f64),
+    Text(String),
+    Blob(Vec<u8>),
+}
+
+/// A borrowed value
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum  ValueRef<'a> {
+    Null,
+    Integer(i64),
+    Real(f64),
+    Text(&'a str),
+    Blob(&'a [u8]),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ToSqlOutput<'a> {
+    Borrowed(ValueRef<'a>),
+    Owned(Value),
+}
+
+/// Types that can be converted to SQL
+//pub trait ToSql {
+//    fn to_sql(&self) -> Result<ToSqlOutput<'_>>;
+//}
 
 /// Enum struct for mapping between database and Rust types
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Eq, Ord, Debug, Hash)]
@@ -10,22 +78,22 @@ struct SQLType<T> {
     value: Option<T>,
 }
 
-fn is_str(s: &(dyn Any)) {
+fn is_str(s: &(dyn Any)) -> bool {
     s.is::<&str>()
 }
 
-fn is_string(s: &(dyn Any)) {
+fn is_string(s: &(dyn Any)) -> bool {
     s.is::<String>()
 }
 
-fn is_bool(v: &(dyn Any)) {
+fn is_bool(v: &(dyn Any)) -> bool {
     v.is::<bool>()
 }
 
 impl<T> SQLType<T> {
     pub fn is_some(&self) -> bool {
-        match *self {
-            SQLType::None => false,
+        match self.value {
+            None => false,
             _ => true,
         }
     }