diff --git a/src/webqueue2api/parser/utilities.py b/src/webqueue2api/parser/utilities.py
index 2baa224..e0f7b73 100644
--- a/src/webqueue2api/parser/utilities.py
+++ b/src/webqueue2api/parser/utilities.py
@@ -46,4 +46,47 @@ def getValidQueues() -> list:
         if isDirectory and isValid:
             queues.append(file)
 
-    return queues
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+    return queues
+
+def getQueueCounts() -> list:
+    """Returns a list of dictionaries with the number of items in each queue.
+
+    Example:
+            [
+                {
+                    name: "me",
+                    number_of_items: 42
+                },
+                {
+                    name: "bidc",
+                    number_of_items: 3
+                }
+            ]
+
+    Returns:
+            list: Dictionaries with the number of items in each queue.
+    """
+    queueInfo = []
+    for queue in getValidQueues():
+        possibleItems = os.listdir(queueDirectory + "/" + queue)
+        validItems = [isValidItemName for file in possibleItems]
+        queueInfo.append( {"name": queue, "number_of_items": len(validItems)} )
+    
+    # Sorts list of queue info alphabetically
+    sortedQueueInfo = sorted(queueInfo, key = lambda queueInfoList: queueInfoList['name'])
+
+    return sortedQueueInfo
+        
+
+def loadQueues() -> list:
+    """Return a list of Queues for each queue.
+
+    Returns:
+        list: list of Queues for each queue.
+    """
+    queues = []
+
+    for queue in getValidQueues():
+        queues.append(Queue(queue))
+
+    return queuesG
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