Importing Library into iPhoto 5

I tried dragging my iPhoto library folder into iPhoto and it says: The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data). However, there is nothing wrong with the files. The only way I've gotten it to work is to drag a file onto the desktop and then drag it in... I'm not about to do this 2,000 times!
I read the help info and it says that there is an import choice in the file menu... well, not on my version. Can someone help me please?! I just want my pictures to show up in iPhoto!

Right now when I open iPhoto there aren't any photos in there,
This suggests that you have a damaged database. You don't want to add photos to an unstable entity. Best to create a new one.
This article has details on recovering and recreating a v5 library.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107947
Regards
TD

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