Dorchester’s own Danielle Legros Georges, the current Poet Laureate of the City of Boston, will invite elementary kids and preteens to share poems during Hubbub.

It’s no secret that young folks these days are racking up a lot more screen-time than page-time. Given that, Boston educators have set out to prove you don’t have to sit still to celebrate books and reading.

Aiming to reverse the trend away from page-time is this Saturday’s Hubbub: Creative Commotion, a sort of junior version of the über-successful Boston Book Festival (BBF), which takes place in late October.

The inaugural Hubbub’ll bubble up this Saturday (June 20) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the BBF’s home turf, the Copley Square area.

Organizers have pulled together a wide range of activities than are a lot more engaging than a private tour of the stacks. Collaborations with some of Boston’s most prestigious cultural organizations ensure that Hubbub will tickle all of the senses.

Everything kids love about the youth programming of the fall Boston Book Festival – favorite authors, costumed characters, live music, even food trucks – will mix with the very best in cultural enrichment and fun for children and families. Kids can dance, write, marvel at puppetry, experiment with science, bounce ideas around, and encounter surprises around every corner of the square.

“The kids and family components of the annual Boston Book Festival have been so popular,” says BBF founder and executive director Deborah Porter, “that it seemed only fitting to develop another festival focused solely on cultural enrichment for children and families. Hubbub is a new festival celebrating creativity, inventiveness, and exploration for children ages zero to twelve and their families. It is presented by the Boston Book Festival, but books are just the beginning of what kids and families will discover.

“Our goal,” she added, “is to inspire and encourage creativity with a combination of world-class authors and artistic acts, as well as hands-on activities and experiences where kids will experiment, design, and create. We believe that curiosity, excitement, wonder, and play are the keys to lifelong learning.”

Among the presenters will be some of the city’s most prominent cultural figures, including Dorchester’s own Danielle Legros Georges, the current poet laureate of the City of Boston. From 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the Boston Public Library Rey Room, she’ll be inviting elementary kids and preteens to cook up their own stanzas with her “Recipe Poem” exercise.

And Caldecott-winning author Mo Willems and a passel of puppeteers are among those lined up to delight the proverbial “children of all ages.”

Like the Boston Book Festival, Hubbub will feature free presentations, discussions, and demonstrations by world-class authors and illustrators of books for children; an outdoor stage featuring the best local and regional acts for young people, including magicians, musical performers, circus artists, and storytellers; writing and drawing workshops, mobile art studios, science experiences, impromptu dance parties, costume parades, a chalk drawing gallery; and a festive street festival, featuring roving performers, face painters, jugglers, costumed characters, and opportunities for creative play. Indoor venues include Old South Church and the newly-renovated children’s spaces at the Boston Public Library.

For schedule details checkout Hubbub on Facebook or at hubbubfest.org.