diff --git a/src/sqlite3.erl b/src/sqlite3.erl
index d192bce..d8feeb2 100644
--- a/src/sqlite3.erl
+++ b/src/sqlite3.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 -export([list_tables/0, list_tables/1, table_info/1, table_info/2]).
 -export([write/2, write/3]).
 -export([update/4, update/5]).
+-export([read/4]).
 -export([read/2, read/3]).
 -export([delete/2, delete/3]).
 -export([drop_table/1, drop_table/2]).
@@ -297,6 +298,22 @@ read(Tbl, Key) ->
 read(Db, Tbl, Key) ->
     gen_server:call(Db, {read, Tbl, Key}).
 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @spec read (Db, Tbl, Key, Columns) -> [term ()]
+%%        Db = atom ()
+%%        Tbl = atom ()
+%%        Key = {Column::atom (), Value::term ()}
+%%        Columns = [atom ()]
+%% @doc
+%%    Reads a row from Tbl table in Db dbase such that the Value
+%%    matches the value in Column. Returns columns Columns only for
+%%    the first match. Value must have the same type as determined
+%%    from table_info/3.
+%% @end
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+read (Db, Tbl, Key, Columns) ->
+  gen_server:call (Db, {read, Tbl, Key, Columns}).
+
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% @spec delete(Tbl::atom(), Key) -> term()
 %%         Key = {ColName::atom(), ColValue::term()}
@@ -439,6 +456,9 @@ handle_call({read, Tbl, {Key, Value}}, _From, #state{port = Port} = State) ->
     % select * from  Tbl where Key = Value;
     Reply = exec(Port, {sql_exec, sqlite3_lib:read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value)}),
     {reply, Reply, State};
+handle_call ({read, Tbl, {Key, Value}, Columns}, _From, #state{port = Port} = State) ->
+    Reply = exec (Port, {sql_exec, sqlite3_lib:read_sql (Tbl, Key, Value, Columns)}),
+    {reply, Reply, State};
 handle_call({delete, Tbl, {Key, Value}}, _From, #state{port = Port} = State) ->
     % delete from Tbl where Key = Value;
     Reply = exec(Port, {sql_exec, sqlite3_lib:delete_sql(Tbl, Key, Value)}),
diff --git a/src/sqlite3_lib.erl b/src/sqlite3_lib.erl
index b3e8484..c1f7536 100644
--- a/src/sqlite3_lib.erl
+++ b/src/sqlite3_lib.erl
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 -export([write_value_sql/1, write_col_sql/1]).
 -export([create_table_sql/2, write_sql/2, read_sql/3, delete_sql/3, drop_table/1]). 
 -export ([update_sql/4, update_set_sql/1, replace/1]).
+-export ([read_sql/4, read_cols_sql/1]).
 
 %%====================================================================
 %% API
@@ -115,6 +116,17 @@ update_set_sql (Data) ->
     Data),
   string:join (Set, ", ").
 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @spec read_cols_sql (Columns::[atom ()]) -> string ()
+%% @doc
+%%    Creates list of columns for select stmt.
+%% @end
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec (read_cols_sql/1::([atom ()]) -> string ()).
+read_cols_sql (Columns) ->
+  string:join (
+    lists:map (fun (A) -> atom_to_list (A) end, Columns), ", ").
+
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% @spec create_table_sql(Tbl, [{ColName, Type}]) -> string()
 %%       Tbl = atom()
@@ -187,6 +199,27 @@ read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) ->
     lists:flatten(
       io_lib:format("SELECT * FROM ~p WHERE ~p = ~p;", [Tbl, Key, Value])).
 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @spec read_sql (Tbl, Key, Value, Columns) -> string ()
+%%        Tbl = atom ()
+%%        Key = atom ()
+%%        Value = string () | integer () | float ()
+%%        Columns = [atom ()]
+%% @doc
+%%    Using Key as the column name searhces for the record with
+%%    matching Value and returns only specified columns Columns.
+%% @end
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec (read_sql/4::(atom (), atom (), sql_value (), [atom ()]) -> string ()).
+read_sql (Tbl, Key, Value, Columns) ->
+  lists:flatten (
+    io_lib:format ("SELECT ~p FROM ~p WHERE ~p = ~p;",
+      [sqlite3_lib:read_cols_sql (Columns),
+       Tbl,
+       Key,
+       Value
+     ])).
+
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% @spec delete_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) -> string()
 %%       Tbl = atom()