diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d927f02..6f0b346 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,8 +93,21 @@ config['grantType'] = 'client_credentials'
 # Since the grant type is client_credentials a
 # ClientCredentialsConfiguration object is returned
 try:
+
+    # To load configuration at runtime, pass the config dictionary argument to
+    # the ConnectionConfiguration:
     ClientCredentialsConfiguration = ConnectionConfiguration().init(config)
 
+    # Note: The configuration can also be loaded from an INI config file. The
+    # default location for the config file is $HOME/adp_connection.ini. A
+    # custom location for the config file can be specified by setting the
+    # ADP_CONNECTION_CONFIG environment variable.
+
+    # To load a configuration object from a INI config file, initialize the
+    # ConnectionConfiguration without a config dictionary:
+
+    # ClientCredentialsConfiguration = ConnectionConfiguration().init()
+
     # Using the new configuration object create a connection
     ccConnection = ADPAPIConnectionFactory().createConnection(ClientCredentialsConfiguration)
 
diff --git a/adp_connection/__init__.py b/adp_connection/__init__.py
index 10b083b..13f1282 100644
--- a/adp_connection/__init__.py
+++ b/adp_connection/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from adp_connection.version import __version__  # NOQA
diff --git a/adp_connection/democlient/sampleApp.py b/adp_connection/democlient/sampleApp.py
index 438226d..013cb3a 100755
--- a/adp_connection/democlient/sampleApp.py
+++ b/adp_connection/democlient/sampleApp.py
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
-from BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
-from urlparse import urlparse, parse_qs
+from six.moves.BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
+from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
 from os import curdir, sep
 from adp_connection.lib import *
 from adp_connection import __version__
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ def do_GET(self):
                     else:
                         resp = '<b>Not Connected!</b>'
                 except ConfigError as conferr:
-                    print conferr.msg
+                    print(conferr.msg)
                 except ConnectError as connecterr:
                     resp = '<b>Connection Error</b>'
                     resp = resp + '<br>Class: ' + connecterr.cname
@@ -161,10 +163,10 @@ def do_GET(self):
                     self.end_headers()
                     return
                 except ConfigError as conferr:
-                    print conferr.msg
+                    print(conferr.msg)
                     raise
                 except ConnectError as connecterr:
-                    print connecterr.msg
+                    print(connecterr.msg)
                     raise
 
             # Handle the callback request after a login attempt for an
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ def do_GET(self):
                     resp = resp + '<br>Error Message: ' + connecterr.msg
                     resp = resp + '<br>API Class: ' + connecterr.cname
                 except:
-                    print "Unexpected error:", str(sys.exc_info())
+                    print("Unexpected error:", str(sys.exc_info()))
                 finally:
                     self.send_response(200)
                     self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html')
@@ -262,11 +264,11 @@ def do_GET(self):
     # Create a web server and define the handler to manage the
     # incoming request
     server = HTTPServer(('', PORT_NUMBER), httpHandler)
-    print 'adp-connection-python version ' + __version__ + ' started httpserver on port ', PORT_NUMBER
+    print('adp-connection-python version ' + __version__ + ' started httpserver on port ', PORT_NUMBER)
 
     # Wait forever for incoming htto requests
     server.serve_forever()
 
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
-    print '^C received, shutting down the web server'
+    print('^C received, shutting down the web server')
     server.socket.close()
diff --git a/adp_connection/docs/conf.py b/adp_connection/docs/conf.py
index 170826b..07ec405 100644
--- a/adp_connection/docs/conf.py
+++ b/adp_connection/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # All configuration values have a default; values that are commented out
 # serve to show the default.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 import sys
 import os
 
diff --git a/adp_connection/example_config.ini b/adp_connection/example_config.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22baf43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adp_connection/example_config.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[ADP Connection]
+clientID=<<CLIENT_ID>>
+clientSecret=<<CLIENT_SECRET>>
+sslCertPath=/path/to/certs/ssl.pem
+sslKeyPath=/path/to/certs/auth.key
+apiRequestURL=https://api.adp.com
+tokenServerURL=https://accounts.adp.com/auth/oauth/v2/token
+disconnectURL=https://accounts.adp.com/auth/oauth/v2/logout
+grantType=client_credentials
diff --git a/adp_connection/lib/__init__.py b/adp_connection/lib/__init__.py
index 2d4322e..8144fef 100644
--- a/adp_connection/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/adp_connection/lib/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-from connectionconfiguration import *
-from adpapiconnection import *
-from connectexceptions import *
-from adpapiconnectionfactory import *
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from .connectionconfiguration import *
+from .adpapiconnection import *
+from .connectexceptions import *
+from .adpapiconnectionfactory import *
diff --git a/adp_connection/lib/adpapiconnection.py b/adp_connection/lib/adpapiconnection.py
index f32171c..48cd289 100644
--- a/adp_connection/lib/adpapiconnection.py
+++ b/adp_connection/lib/adpapiconnection.py
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 import requests
 import datetime
 import uuid
 import logging
-from connectexceptions import *
-from connectionconfiguration import *
+from .connectexceptions import *
+from .connectionconfiguration import *
 from adp_connection import __version__
 
 
@@ -35,10 +36,11 @@ class ADPAPIConnection(object):
     connectionConfiguration: instance of the ConnectionConfiguration class
     that was used to instantiate the connection """
 
-    connection = {'status': 'availabe', 'type': 'unknown', 'token': '',
+    connection = {'status': 'available', 'type': 'unknown', 'token': '',
                   'expires': '', 'sessionState': ''}
     connectionConfiguration = None
     userAgent = 'adp-userinfo-python/' + __version__
+    lastEventId = None
 
     def isConnectedIndicator(self):
         """ Returns: a boolen depending on whether the connection
@@ -115,7 +117,127 @@ def disconnect(self):
                              headers=(headers))
             logging.debug(r.status_code)
         self.connection = {'status': 'ready', 'type': 'unknown', 'token': '',
-                           'expires': '', 'state': ''}
+                           'expires': '', 'sessionState': ''}
+
+    def reconnect(self, url, method, headers={}, params={}, data={}):
+        """Reconnect to ADP API after token expiration."""
+        self.disconnect()
+        self.connect()
+        return self.request(url, method=method, headers=headers, params=params, data=data)
+
+    def request(self, url, method='get', headers={}, params={}, data={}):
+        """Expose an HTTP Requests object configured to work with the ADP API connection.
+        Attempt an authenticated request to the ADP API.  Pass access token and
+        TLS certificate to configure bearer token authentication for request. Connect to
+        ADP automatically.  Attempt to reconnect when token expiration is detected.
+
+        Args:
+            url (str): The API url endpoint.
+            method (str): The HTTP method: 'get', 'post', or 'delete' are supported.
+            headers (dict): Additional http headers to supply with the request.
+            params (dict): Query string parameters for the request.
+            data (dict): POST variables for the request.
+
+        Returns:
+            The HTTP Requests object containing the http result object.
+        """
+        if not self.isConnectedIndicator():
+            self.connect()
+
+        headers['Authorization'] = 'Bearer {}'.format(self.getAccessToken())
+        if 'roleCode' not in headers.keys():
+            headers['roleCode'] = 'practitioner'
+        cert = (
+            self.getConfig().getSSLCertPath(),
+            self.getConfig().getSSLKeyPath(),
+        )
+        requestKwargs = {
+            'headers': headers,
+            'verify': False,
+            'cert': cert,
+        }
+        if method == 'post' and data:
+            requestKwargs['data'] = data
+
+        if method in ['get', 'post'] and params:
+            requestKwargs['params'] = params
+
+        apiUrl = self.connectionConfiguration.getApiRequestURL()
+        requestUrl = '{}/{}'.format(apiUrl, url)
+
+        requestMethod = getattr(requests, method)
+        res = requestMethod(requestUrl, **requestKwargs)
+
+        # Attempt reconnect when response is 401 - Unauthorized and token is expired.
+        if res.status_code == 401 and self.getExpiration() <= datetime.datetime.now():
+            return self.reconnect(url, method, headers, params, data)
+
+        return res
+
+    def loadEvent(self, delete=False, longPoll=True):
+        """ Load the next event notification from the ADP API event notification
+        system.  Notifications function as a first-in-first-out queue.
+
+        Keyword arguments:
+        delete -- Whether to delete the last notification after retrieval.  If True,
+          each call to this method will retrieve a new event notification, since the
+          notifications are deleted upon retrieval.  If False, a subsequent call to
+          ADPAPIConnection.deleteLastEvent() is needed to increment the queue and
+          return the next event.
+        longPoll -- Whether to use the HTTP long polling functionality, where the
+        request will hang for 15 seconds waiting for an event.  If no event is
+        returned after this interval, the response is returned.
+
+        Returns:
+        A Requests object containing the http response.
+        """
+        endpoint = 'core/v1/event-notification-messages'
+        headers = {}
+        messageIdKey = 'adp-msg-msgid'
+        if longPoll:
+            headers['prefer'] = '/adp/long-polling'
+
+        result = self.get(endpoint, headers=headers)
+
+        if result.status_code == 200:
+            messageId = result.headers[messageIdKey]
+            logging.debug('Event message ID: {}'.format(messageId))
+            self.lastEventId = messageId
+            if delete:
+                self.deleteLastEvent(eventId=messageId)
+        return result
+
+    def deleteLastEvent(self, eventId=None):
+        """Delete the last event notification to provide the next one in the
+        queue.  Use the supplied event ID, or check for a previously stored
+        event ID if one is not supplied."""
+        endpoint = 'core/v1/event-notification-messages/{}'
+        if eventId is None:
+            lastEventId = self.lastEventId
+        else:
+            lastEventId = eventId
+        if lastEventId is None:
+            raise ValueError("No event ID was provided.")
+
+        logging.debug('Deleting Event message ID: {}'.format(lastEventId))
+        deleteUrl = endpoint.format(lastEventId)
+        deleteResult = self.delete(deleteUrl)
+        if deleteResult.status_code == 200:
+            self.lastEventId = None
+        else:
+            logging.debug('Unable to delete event {}'.format(lastEventId))
+
+    def get(self, url, headers={}, params={}):
+        """ Convenience method for creating HTTP GET requests"""
+        return self.request(url, headers=headers, params=params)
+
+    def post(self, url, headers={}, params={}, data={}):
+        """ Convenience method for creating HTTP POST requests"""
+        return self.request(url, method='post', headers=headers, params=params, data=data)
+
+    def delete(self, url, headers={}):
+        """ Convenience method for creating HTTP DELETE requests"""
+        return self.request(url, method='delete', headers=headers)
 
 
 class ClientCredentialsConnection(ADPAPIConnection):
diff --git a/adp_connection/lib/adpapiconnectionfactory.py b/adp_connection/lib/adpapiconnectionfactory.py
index 07cfec3..983b2af 100644
--- a/adp_connection/lib/adpapiconnectionfactory.py
+++ b/adp_connection/lib/adpapiconnectionfactory.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-from adpapiconnection import *
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from .adpapiconnection import *
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
diff --git a/adp_connection/lib/connectexceptions.py b/adp_connection/lib/connectexceptions.py
index 7473c0f..577366a 100644
--- a/adp_connection/lib/connectexceptions.py
+++ b/adp_connection/lib/connectexceptions.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Error(Exception):
     errDict['responseTypeBad'] = {'errCode': 'ConfErr-013', 'errMsg': 'incorrect responseType'}
     errDict['scopeBad'] = {'errCode': 'ConfErr-013', 'errMsg': 'incorrect scope'}
     errDict['initBad'] = {'errCode': 'ConfErr-014', 'errMsg': 'configuration not inited'}
+    errDict['configFileNotFound'] = {'errCode': 'ConfErr-015', 'errMsg': 'Unable to load configuration file from {}'}
 
     def __init__(self, cname, code, msg):
         self.cname = cname
diff --git a/adp_connection/lib/connectionconfiguration.py b/adp_connection/lib/connectionconfiguration.py
index dd64299..74d7a42 100644
--- a/adp_connection/lib/connectionconfiguration.py
+++ b/adp_connection/lib/connectionconfiguration.py
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 import logging
-from connectexceptions import *
+import os
+import configparser
+from .connectexceptions import *
 
 
 class ConnectionConfiguration(object):
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ class ConnectionConfiguration(object):
 
     config = dict({})
     initDone = False
+    CONF_SECTION_KEY = 'ADP Connection'
+    CONF_FILENAME = 'adp_connection.ini'
 
     def __init__(self):
         """ Initialize the dictionary keys:
@@ -102,15 +107,21 @@ def getDisconnectURL(self):
     def getGrantType(self):
         return self.config['grantType']
 
-    def init(self, configObj):
+    def init(self, configObj=None):
         """ Method to initialize the common config parameters:
         clientID, clientSecret, sslCertPath, sslKeyPath,
         tokenServerURL, apiRequestURL, disconnectURL and grantType.
 
+        Load  and validate config from supplied dictionary.  If no config is
+        present at runtime, check for a local config file.
+
         Attributes:
         configObj: dictionary containing the config values to be
         initialized. """
 
+        if configObj is None:
+            configObj = self.attemptConfigFile()
+
         logging.debug('Initializing Config Object')
         if ('clientID' in configObj):
             self.setClientID(configObj['clientID'])
@@ -165,6 +176,39 @@ def init(self, configObj):
             logging.debug('Conf Error: ' + Error.errDict['grantTypeBad']['errCode'] + ': ' + Error.errDict['grantTypeBad']['errMsg'])
             raise ConfigError(self.__class__.__name__, Error.errDict['grantTypeBad']['errCode'], Error.errDict['grantTypeBad']['errMsg'])
 
+    def attemptConfigFile(self):
+        """Attempt to locate and parse an INI configuration file to configure ADP
+        client connection. Check for an ADP_CONNECTION_CONFIG environment variable
+        containing the filesystem location for config file.  If no environment variable
+        is present, check for a configuration file in the user's home directory."""
+        homeDirectory = os.path.expanduser('~')
+        defaultName = self.CONF_FILENAME
+        defaultLocation = os.path.join(homeDirectory, defaultName)
+        confFileLocation = os.getenv('ADP_CONNECTION_CONFIG')
+
+        if confFileLocation is None:
+            confFileLocation = defaultLocation
+
+        if not os.path.exists(confFileLocation):
+            raise ConfigError(
+                self.__class__.__name__,
+                Error.errDict['configFileNotFound']['errCode'],
+                Error.errDict['configFileNotFound']['errMsg'].format(confFileLocation),
+            )
+
+        logging.debug('Loading config file: {}..'.format(confFileLocation))
+        confParser = configparser.ConfigParser()
+        confParser.read(confFileLocation)
+
+        config = dict()
+        for field in self.config.keys():
+            fileField = confParser.get(self.CONF_SECTION_KEY, field, fallback=None)
+            if fileField:
+                config[field] = fileField
+            else:
+                config[field] = self.config[field]
+        logging.debug('Successfully loaded config file.')
+        return config
 
 class ClientCredentialsConfiguration(ConnectionConfiguration):
     """ Client credentials sub class of the ConnectionConfiguration object """
diff --git a/adp_connection/version.py b/adp_connection/version.py
index dc36246..65fee36 100644
--- a/adp_connection/version.py
+++ b/adp_connection/version.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = '1.0.1'  # NOQA
+__version__ = '1.0.1.post1'  # NOQA
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3f64e45..9e712a0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 from adp_connection import __version__
 
@@ -51,7 +52,10 @@
         'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
         'Natural Language :: English',
         'Operating System :: Unix',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy',
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
     ],
diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index 65d3a8d..c327fd4 100644
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from unittest import TestCase as PythonTestCase
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_connections.py b/tests/test_connections.py
index 7e28bf0..70aad86 100644
--- a/tests/test_connections.py
+++ b/tests/test_connections.py
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from preggy import expect
-from urlparse import urlparse, parse_qs
+from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
 from adp_connection.lib import *
 from tests.base import TestCase
 
diff --git a/tests/test_version.py b/tests/test_version.py
index 6475844..04cc2b2 100644
--- a/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/test_version.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # express or implied.  See the License for the specific language
 # governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from preggy import expect
 
 from adp_connection import __version__