diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a9d37c5..4dce8c8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-target
+*.sqlite3
 Cargo.lock
+target
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d889265..77e7272 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,45 @@ The package provides an interface to [SQLite][1].
 
 ## [Documentation][doc]
 
+## Example
+
+The example given below can be ran using the following command:
+
+```
+cargo run --example workflow
+```
+
+```rust
+extern crate sqlite;
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+fn main() {
+    let path = setup();
+    let mut database = sqlite::open(&path).unwrap();
+
+    database.execute(r#"
+        CREATE TABLE `users` (id INTEGER, name VARCHAR(255));
+        INSERT INTO `users` (id, name) VALUES (1, 'Alice');
+    "#, None).unwrap();
+
+    database.execute("SELECT * FROM `users`;", Some(&mut |pairs| -> bool {
+        for (ref column, ref value) in pairs {
+            println!("{} = {}", column, value);
+        }
+        true
+    })).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn setup() -> PathBuf {
+    let path = PathBuf::from("database.sqlite3");
+    if std::fs::metadata(&path).is_ok() {
+        std::fs::remove_file(&path).unwrap();
+    }
+    path
+}
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 1. Fork the project.
diff --git a/examples/workflow.rs b/examples/workflow.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e807d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/workflow.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+extern crate sqlite;
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+fn main() {
+    let path = setup();
+    let mut database = sqlite::open(&path).unwrap();
+
+    database.execute(r#"
+        CREATE TABLE `users` (id INTEGER, name VARCHAR(255));
+        INSERT INTO `users` (id, name) VALUES (1, 'Alice');
+    "#, None).unwrap();
+
+    database.execute("SELECT * FROM `users`;", Some(&mut |pairs| -> bool {
+        for (ref column, ref value) in pairs {
+            println!("{} = {}", column, value);
+        }
+        true
+    })).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn setup() -> PathBuf {
+    let path = PathBuf::from("database.sqlite3");
+    if std::fs::metadata(&path).is_ok() {
+        std::fs::remove_file(&path).unwrap();
+    }
+    path
+}