CLINTON — Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College St., will host its fifth annual 24-hour reading marathon, Read Around the Clock, from Wednesday, Aug. 31, to Thursday, Sept. 1.

This year readers will be reading at the gazebo in the Village Green starting at 7 p.m. Aug. 31, and end at 7 p.m. Sept. 1.

The theme this year is Short Stories. Read Around the Clock is structured so that each hour is dedicated to a different author. There are several hours set aside for a mix of authors and two hours just for children.

To register for a time slot to read, go to the library’s website at www.kirklandtownlibrary.org.

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, Aug. 31

• 7 p.m. Wear your pajamas and enjoy bedtime stories and snacks for all ages.
• 8 p.m. Variety of stories by an array of authors.
• 9 p.m. Stories by Neil Gaiman
• 10 p.m. Stories by Joyce Carol Oates
• 11 p.m. Stories by Stephen King
• Midnight Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

Thursday, Sept. 1

• 1 a.m. Stories by Ray Bradbury
• 2 a.m. Stories by Alice Munro
• 3 a.m. Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• 4 a.m. Stories by Haruki Murakami
• 5 a.m. Stories by Flannery O’Connor
• 6 a.m. Variety of stories by an array of authors.
• 7 a.m. Stories by George R.R. Martin
• 8 a.m. Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• 9 a.m. Stories by James Thurber
• 10 a.m. Stories by Jack London
• 11 a.m. Stories for kids during regularly-scheduled story time.
• Noon Stories by Mark Twain
• 1 p.m. Stories by Agatha Christie
• 2 p.m. Variety of stories by an array of authors.
• 3 p.m. Stories by Louisa May Alcott
• 4 p.m. Stories by James Baldwin
• 5 p.m. Variety of stories by an array of authors
• 6 p.m. Celebrate the 24th hour with treats and a variety of stories.