diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 56a1730..165ba86 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -59,14 +59,25 @@ func main() {
 		log.Printf("elapsed: %v\n", time.Since(start))
 
 		i := 0
-		for r.Next() {
-			rec := r.Record()
-			_, err := rec.MarshalJSON()
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("error marshaling record: %v\n", err)
+		// for r.Next() {
+		// 	rec := r.Record()
+		// 	_, err := rec.MarshalJSON()
+		// 	if err != nil {
+		// 		fmt.Printf("error marshaling record: %v\n", err)
+		// 	}
+		// 	// fmt.Printf("\nmarshaled record :\n%v\n", string(rj))
+		// 	i++
+		// }
+		for r.NextBatch(1024) {
+			recs := r.RecordBatch()
+			for _, rec := range recs {
+				_, err := rec.MarshalJSON()
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("error marshaling record: %v\n", err)
+				}
+				// fmt.Printf("\nmarshaled record :\n%v\n", string(rj))
+				i++
 			}
-			// fmt.Printf("\nmarshaled record :\n%v\n", string(rj))
-			i++
 		}
 		log.Println("records", r.Count(), i)
 	}
diff --git a/reader/reader.go b/reader/reader.go
index c437f23..cd03c9b 100644
--- a/reader/reader.go
+++ b/reader/reader.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type DataReader struct {
 	bldMap           *fieldPos
 	ldr              *dataLoader
 	cur              arrow.Record
+	curBatch         []arrow.Record
 	readerCtx        context.Context
 	readCancel       func()
 	err              error
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ func NewReader(schema *arrow.Schema, source DataSource, opts ...Option) (*DataRe
 	return r, nil
 }
 
+// ReadToRecord decodes a datum directly to an arrow.Record. The record
+// should be released by the user when done with it.
 func (r *DataReader) ReadToRecord(a any) (arrow.Record, error) {
 	var err error
 	defer func() {
@@ -147,6 +150,52 @@ func (r *DataReader) ReadToRecord(a any) (arrow.Record, error) {
 	return r.bld.NewRecord(), nil
 }
 
+// NextBatch returns whether a []arrow.Record of a specified size can be received
+// from the converted record queue. Will still return true if the queue channel is closed and
+// last batch of records available < batch size specified.
+// The user should check Err() after a call to NextBatch that returned false to check
+// if an error took place.
+func (r *DataReader) NextBatch(batchSize int) bool {
+	if batchSize < 1 {
+		batchSize = 1
+	}
+	if len(r.curBatch) != 0 {
+		for _, rec := range r.curBatch {
+			rec.Release()
+		}
+		r.curBatch = []arrow.Record{}
+	}
+	r.wg.Wait()
+
+	for len(r.curBatch) <= batchSize {
+		select {
+		case rec, ok := <-r.recChan:
+			if !ok && rec == nil {
+				if len(r.curBatch) > 0 {
+					goto jump
+				}
+				return false
+			}
+			if rec != nil {
+				r.curBatch = append(r.curBatch, rec)
+			}
+		case <-r.bldDone:
+			if len(r.recChan) > 0 {
+				r.cur = <-r.recChan
+			}
+		case <-r.readerCtx.Done():
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+jump:
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return len(r.curBatch) > 0
+}
+
 // Next returns whether a Record can be received from the converted record queue.
 // The user should check Err() after a call to Next that returned false to check
 // if an error took place.
@@ -156,7 +205,6 @@ func (r *DataReader) Next() bool {
 		r.cur.Release()
 		r.cur = nil
 	}
-
 	r.wg.Wait()
 	select {
 	case r.cur, ok = <-r.recChan:
@@ -195,8 +243,12 @@ func (r *DataReader) Opts() []Option         { return r.opts }
 
 // Record returns the current Arrow record.
 // It is valid until the next call to Next.
-func (r *DataReader) Record() arrow.Record  { return r.cur }
-func (r *DataReader) Schema() *arrow.Schema { return r.schema }
+func (r *DataReader) Record() arrow.Record { return r.cur }
+
+// Record returns the current Arrow record batch.
+// It is valid until the next call to NextBatch.
+func (r *DataReader) RecordBatch() []arrow.Record { return r.curBatch }
+func (r *DataReader) Schema() *arrow.Schema       { return r.schema }
 
 // Err returns the last error encountered during the reading of data.
 func (r *DataReader) Err() error { return r.err }