diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 701308e..f97a1f9 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+ "crossbeam-utils",
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+ "cfg-if",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
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+ "scopeguard",
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+ "bit_field",
+ "flume",
+ "half",
+ "lebe",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+ "rayon-core",
+ "smallvec",
+ "zune-inflate",
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+
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+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "nanorand",
+ "pin-project",
+ "spin",
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+
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+[[package]]
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+ "js-sys",
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  "wasi",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "color_quant",
+ "weezl",
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "02b4af3693f1b705df946e9fe5631932443781d0aabb423b62fcd4d73f6d2fd0"
+dependencies = [
+ "crunchy",
+]
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  "color_quant",
+ "exr",
+ "gif",
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+ "num-rational 0.4.1",
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  "png",
+ "qoi",
+ "tiff",
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+
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+ "stopwatch",
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+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "image",
+ "thiserror",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+]
+
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+ "memoffset 0.6.5",
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 [[package]]
@@ -1272,7 +1418,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "memoffset",
+ "memoffset 0.6.5",
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+ "num-complex",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-iter",
+ "num-rational 0.1.42",
+ "num-traits",
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+
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+dependencies = [
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "rand",
+ "rustc-serialize",
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+
+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+ "rustc-serialize",
+]
+
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+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
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+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
+ "num-bigint",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "rustc-serialize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
+ "libc",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fda4ed1c6c173e3fc7a83629421152e01d7b1f9b7f65fb301e490e8cfc656422"
+dependencies = [
+ "pin-project-internal",
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+
+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.26",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f6d64c71eb498fe9eae14ce4ec935c555749aef511cca85b5568910d6e48001"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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+[[package]]
+name = "rand"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "552840b97013b1a26992c11eac34bdd778e464601a4c2054b5f0bff7c6761293"
+dependencies = [
+ "fuchsia-cprng",
+ "libc",
+ "rand_core 0.3.1",
+ "rdrand",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7a6fdeb83b075e8266dcc8762c22776f6877a63111121f5f8c7411e5be7eed4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand_core 0.4.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_core"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c33a3c44ca05fa6f1807d8e6743f3824e8509beca625669633be0acbdf509dc"
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d2df5196e37bcc87abebc0053e20787d73847bb33134a69841207dd0a47f03b"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "rayon-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4b8f95bd6966f5c87776639160a66bd8ab9895d9d4ab01ddba9fc60661aebe8d"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "crossbeam-deque",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+ "num_cpus",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rdrand"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "678054eb77286b51581ba43620cc911abf02758c91f93f479767aed0f90458b2"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand_core 0.3.1",
+]
+
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dcf128d1287d2ea9d80910b5f1120d0b8eede3fbf1abe91c40d39ea7d51e6fda"
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6980e8d7511241f8acf4aebddbb1ff938df5eebe98691418c4468d0b72a96a67"
+dependencies = [
+ "lock_api",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3d04b5ebc78da44d3a456319d8bc2783e7d8cc7ccbb5cb4dc3f54afbd93bf728"
+dependencies = [
+ "num",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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+checksum = "9d6d7a740b8a666a7e828dd00da9c0dc290dff53154ea77ac109281de90589b7"
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-checksum = "463fe12d7993d3b327787537ce8dd4dfa058de32fc2b195ef3cde03dc4771e8f"
+checksum = "49922ecae66cc8a249b77e68d1d0623c1b2c514f0060c27cdc68bd62a1219d35"
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  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
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  "once_cell",
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+[[package]]
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+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d172b0f4d3fba17ba89811858b9d3d97f928aece846475bbda076ca46736211"
+dependencies = [
+ "flate2",
+ "jpeg-decoder",
+ "weezl",
+]
+
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+version = "1.4.1"
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-checksum = "d023da39d1fde5a8a3fe1f3e01ca9632ada0a63e9797de55a879d6e2236277be"
+checksum = "79daa5ed5740825c40b389c5e50312b9c86df53fccd33f281df655642b43869d"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "valuable"
@@ -2223,6 +2564,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
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+[[package]]
+name = "weezl"
+version = "0.1.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9193164d4de03a926d909d3bc7c30543cecb35400c02114792c2cae20d5e2dbb"
+
 [[package]]
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+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "73ab332fe2f6680068f3582b16a24f90ad7096d5d39b974d1c0aff0125116f02"
+dependencies = [
+ "simd-adler32",
+]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ba39438..4f36d40 100755
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ name = "lyra-engine"
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-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+[workspace]
+members = [
+    "lyra-resource"
+]
 
 [dependencies]
 winit = "0.28.1"
diff --git a/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml b/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88e088e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "lyra-resource"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.75"
+image = "0.24.7"
+thiserror = "1.0.48"
+uuid = { version = "1.4.1", features = ["v4"] }
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs b/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0749313
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+++ b/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+pub mod resource_manager;
+pub mod resource;
+pub mod texture;
+pub mod loader;
+
+pub fn add(left: usize, right: usize) -> usize {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/loader/mod.rs b/lyra-resource/src/loader/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/loader/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+pub mod texture;
+
+use std::{io, sync::Arc, fs::File};
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use crate::resource_manager::ResourceStorage;
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum LoaderError {
+    #[error("A malformed path was given: '{0}'")]
+    InvalidPath(String),
+    
+    #[error("The loader does not support the extension '{0}'")]
+    UnsupportedExtension(String),
+    
+    #[error("IOError: '{0}'")]
+    IOError(io::Error),
+
+    // From is implemented for this field in each loader module
+    #[error("Decoding error: '{0}'")]
+    DecodingError(anyhow::Error),
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for LoaderError {
+    fn from(value: io::Error) -> Self {
+        LoaderError::IOError(value)
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait ResourceLoader {
+    fn extensions(&self) -> &[&str];
+    fn does_support_file(&self, path: &str) -> bool;
+    fn load(&self, path: &str) -> Result<Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>, LoaderError>;
+}
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diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/loader/texture.rs b/lyra-resource/src/loader/texture.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a71975c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/loader/texture.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use std::{fs::File, sync::Arc, path::Path, ffi::OsStr, io::Read};
+
+use image::ImageError;
+
+use crate::{resource_manager::ResourceStorage, texture::Texture, resource::Resource};
+
+use super::{LoaderError, ResourceLoader};
+
+impl From<ImageError> for LoaderError {
+    fn from(value: ImageError) -> Self {
+        LoaderError::DecodingError(anyhow::Error::from(value))
+    }
+}
+
+/// A struct that implements the `ResourceLoader` trait used for loading textures.
+pub struct TextureLoader;
+
+impl ResourceLoader for TextureLoader {
+    fn extensions(&self) -> &[&str] {
+        &[
+            // the extensions of these are the names of the formats
+            "bmp", "dds", "gif", "ico", "jpeg", "jpg", "png", "qoi", "tga", "tiff", "webp",
+
+            // farbfeld
+            "ff",
+            
+            // pnm
+            "pnm", "pbm", "pgm", "ppm", "pam",
+        ]
+    }
+
+    fn does_support_file(&self, path: &str) -> bool {
+        match Path::new(path).extension().and_then(OsStr::to_str) {
+            Some(ext) => {
+                self.extensions().contains(&ext)
+            },
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn load(&self, path: &str) -> Result<Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>, LoaderError> {
+        // check if the file is supported by this loader
+        if !self.does_support_file(path) {
+            return Err(LoaderError::UnsupportedExtension(path.to_string()));
+        }
+
+        // read file bytes
+        let mut file = File::open(path)?;
+        let mut buf = vec![];
+        file.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
+
+        // load the image and construct Resource<Texture>
+        let image = image::load_from_memory(&buf)?;
+        let texture = Texture {
+            image,
+        };
+        let res = Resource::with_data(path, texture);
+
+        Ok(Arc::new(res))
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/resource.rs b/lyra-resource/src/resource.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46f7740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/resource.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub enum ResourceState {
+    Loading,
+    Ready,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Resource<T: Send + Sync + 'static> {
+    pub path: String,
+    pub data: Option<Arc<T>>,
+    pub uuid: Uuid,
+    pub state: ResourceState,
+}
+
+impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> Resource<T> {
+    /// Create the resource with data, its assumed the state is `Ready`
+    pub fn with_data(path: &str, data: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            path: path.to_string(),
+            data: Some(Arc::new(data)),
+            uuid: Uuid::new_v4(),
+            state: ResourceState::Ready,
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs b/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b8483b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+use std::{sync::Arc, collections::{HashMap, hash_map::DefaultHasher}, hash::{Hash, Hasher}, any::Any};
+
+use crate::{resource::Resource, loader::ResourceLoader};
+
+pub trait ResourceStorage: Send + Sync + Any + 'static {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any;
+    fn as_arc_any(self: Arc<Self>) -> Arc<dyn Any + Send + Sync>;
+}
+
+/// Implements this trait for anything that fits the type bounds
+impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> ResourceStorage for T {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_arc_any(self: Arc<Self>) -> Arc<dyn Any + Send + Sync> {
+        self.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct ResourceManager {
+    resources: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>>,
+    loader: HashMap<String, Box<dyn ResourceLoader>>,
+}
+
+impl ResourceManager {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            resources: HashMap::new(),
+            loader: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn request<T: Send + Sync + Any + 'static>(&mut self, path: &str) -> Option<Arc<Resource<T>>> {
+        match self.resources.get(&path.to_string()) {
+            Some(res) => {
+                let res = res.clone().as_arc_any();
+                let res = res.downcast::<Resource<T>>().ok();
+
+                res
+            },
+            None => {
+
+
+
+                todo!()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/texture.rs b/lyra-resource/src/texture.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2286df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/texture.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use image::{DynamicImage, ImageResult, ImageBuffer, Rgba};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Texture {
+    pub image: DynamicImage,
+}
+
+impl Texture {
+    
+}
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