How do I share music between libraries?

I looked this up and all I could find was how to move the music from one folder to another in the same computer. It never finished to tell me how to actually share a few songs from one library to another (I read it over and over thinking I was missing something).
By sheer luck (and following instructions I can no longer find), I was able to export a few songs from Library 1 (my Ipod) to Library 2 (my daughter's Ipod) about 3 months ago. Now when I try it sends my whole library into my daughter's Itunes library (viewing it on Itunes), instead of just a few she'd like. On top of that, Itunes will create multiple folders in the left side bar (many are duplicates).
What do I need to change? I just want to share a song with her once in a while without a huge hassle and searching for help each time.

This article has the directions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203
The important steps for you are these
+To listen to another account's music files+
+Open iTunes.+
+From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.+
+Click Advanced.+
+Deselect the "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library file" option.+
+Click OK.+
+From the File menu, choose Add File to Library.+
+Note: Windows users can also choose Add Folder to Library to add a folder of songs.+
+Navigate in the Add File To Library window to the location where the other user's music is saved (the iTunes Music folder in the case above).+
+Click Open.+
+Repeat these steps for each account that is listening to shared music.+
+When another user of the computer has imported new music from CD, repeat steps 6 through 8 to add the music to your library.+

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