diff --git a/crates/services-sesam-vitale-sys/src/lib.rs b/crates/services-sesam-vitale-sys/src/lib.rs
index ab31ed1..eb4782c 100644
--- a/crates/services-sesam-vitale-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/services-sesam-vitale-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 mod bindings;
 pub mod types;
 
-use bindings::SSV_LireConfig;
-use std::{fmt, ptr};
+use bindings::{SSV_InitLIB2, SSV_LireConfig, SSV_TermLIB};
+use std::{ffi::CString, fmt, path::Path, ptr};
 use types::serialization_types::{read_from_buffer, Configuration};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@ impl fmt::Display for SesamVitaleError {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn init_library(sesam_ini_path: &Path) -> Result<(), SesamVitaleError> {
+    // TODO: better error handling
+    let path_str = sesam_ini_path.to_str().unwrap();
+    let path_ptr = CString::new(path_str).expect("failed to create cstring");
+
+    let exit_code: u16 = unsafe { SSV_InitLIB2(path_ptr.as_ptr()) };
+    if exit_code != 0 {
+        let error = SesamVitaleError { code: exit_code };
+        return Err(error);
+    };
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+pub fn close_library() -> Result<(), SesamVitaleError> {
+    let exit_code: u16 = unsafe { SSV_TermLIB() };
+    if exit_code != 0 {
+        let error = SesamVitaleError { code: exit_code };
+        return Err(error);
+    };
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn read_config() -> Result<Configuration, SesamVitaleError> {
     let mut buffer_ptr: *mut libc::c_void = ptr::null_mut();
     let mut size: libc::size_t = 0;