diff --git a/stdlib/lib.cl b/stdlib/std.cl
similarity index 64%
rename from stdlib/lib.cl
rename to stdlib/std.cl
index 2aafa77..910d940 100644
--- a/stdlib/lib.cl
+++ b/stdlib/std.cl
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 //! # The Conlang Standard Library
 
 pub mod preamble {
-    pub use super::num::*;
+    pub use super::{num::*, str::str};
 }
 
 pub mod num;
 
+pub mod str;
+
 #[cfg("test")]
 mod test;
diff --git a/stdlib/num.cl b/stdlib/std/num.cl
similarity index 100%
rename from stdlib/num.cl
rename to stdlib/std/num.cl
diff --git a/stdlib/std/str.cl b/stdlib/std/str.cl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdd71fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/std/str.cl
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+//! TODO: give conland a string type
+use super::num::u8;
+
+type str = [u8];
diff --git a/stdlib/test.cl b/stdlib/std/test.cl
similarity index 100%
rename from stdlib/test.cl
rename to stdlib/std/test.cl