diff --git a/src/KeraLua.Core.projitems b/src/KeraLua.Core.projitems
index 04de032..9e39806 100644
--- a/src/KeraLua.Core.projitems
+++ b/src/KeraLua.Core.projitems
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <Import_RootNamespace>KeraLua</Import_RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)LuaLibraryName.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)LuaHookMask.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)DelegateExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Delegates.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Lua.cs b/src/Lua.cs
index ef75c3a..f75aaf2 100644
--- a/src/Lua.cs
+++ b/src/Lua.cs
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ public void Close()
             NativeMethods.lua_close(_luaState);
             _luaState = IntPtr.Zero;
             GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
-        }
-
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Dispose the lua context (calling Close)
         /// </summary>
@@ -2013,6 +2013,106 @@ public void OpenLibs()
             NativeMethods.luaL_openlibs(_luaState);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard base library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenBase(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.Base, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_base, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard package library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenPackage(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.Package, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_package, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard coroutine library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenCoroutine(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.Coroutine, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_coroutine, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard table library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenTable(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.Table, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_table, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard IO library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenIO(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.IO, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_io, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard OS library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenOS(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.OS, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_os, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard string library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenString(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.String, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_string, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard math library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenMath(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.Math, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_math, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard UTF8 library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenUTF8(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.UTF8, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_utf8, global);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the standard debug library into the given state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="moduleName"></param>
+        /// <param name="global"></param>
+        public void OpenDebug(string moduleName = LuaLibraryName.Debug, bool global = true)
+        {
+            RequireF(moduleName, NativeMethods.luaopen_debug, global);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// If the function argument arg is an integer (or convertible to an integer), returns this integer. If this argument is absent or is nil, returns d
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/LuaLibraryName.cs b/src/LuaLibraryName.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99add55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/LuaLibraryName.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace KeraLua
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Lua library names
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class LuaLibraryName
+    {
+        public const string Base = "_G";
+        public const string Package = "package";
+        public const string Coroutine = "coroutine";
+        public const string Table = "table";
+        public const string IO = "io";
+        public const string OS = "os";
+        public const string String = "string";
+        public const string Math = "math";
+        public const string UTF8 = "utf8";
+        public const string Debug = "debug";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NativeMethods.cs b/src/NativeMethods.cs
index dc7316e..1b4c7ee 100644
--- a/src/NativeMethods.cs
+++ b/src/NativeMethods.cs
@@ -331,6 +331,36 @@ internal static extern int lua_yieldk(lua_State luaState,
             lua_KContext ctx,
             lua_KFunction k);
 
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_base(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_package(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_coroutine(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_table(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_io(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_os(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_string(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_math(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_utf8(lua_State luaState);
+
+        [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern int luaopen_debug(lua_State luaState);
+
         [DllImport(LuaLibraryName, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
         internal static extern int luaL_argerror(lua_State luaState, int arg, string message);