diff --git a/src/load.py b/src/load.py
index 17c22aa..5641b1a 100644
--- a/src/load.py
+++ b/src/load.py
@@ -17,22 +17,29 @@ db_password = os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD')
 
 today = date.today()
 
-collections_table_creation = sql_statements.collections_table_creation
-
 def start():
     with psycopg.connect(f'dbname={db_name} user={db_user} password={db_password}') as conn, \
         open(f'output/transformed_{today}.json', 'r') as transformed_books:
-        with conn.cursor() as cur:
-            cur.execute(f'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS Collection_Item') # TODO: REMOVE WHEN TESTING COMPLETED
-            cur.execute(collections_table_creation)
             books = json.loads(transformed_books.read())
+            with conn.cursor() as cur:
+                cur.execute(f'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS Collection_Item') # TODO: REMOVE WHEN TESTING COMPLETED
+                cur.execute(sql_statements.collections_table_creation)
+                load_transformed_books(cur, books)
+            
 
-            for book in books['books']:
-                cur.execute(sql_statements.collection_insert_statement(book))
-                logger.info(f'{datetime.now()}:Book {book['title']} loaded.')
+def load_transformed_books(cursor, books):
+    '''
+        Takes a pyscopg connection cursor and a dictionary of books and inserts
+        the books into a PostgreSQL database.
 
-def load_transformed_books():
-    pass
+        Keyword arguments:
+        cursor - a psycopg.connect.cursor object
+        books  - a dictionary of transformed books following the schema for the 
+                 `collection_item` SQL table
+    '''
+    for book in books['books']:
+        cursor.execute(sql_statements.collection_insert_statement(book))
+        logger.info(f'{datetime.now()}:Book {book['title']} loaded.')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print('Loading Started')