IPhoto library move to new MacBook air - how ?

I am in the process of moving from my iMac 20inch early 2009, to a MacBook Air mid 2011, I want to move my photo library accross. The IMac is running iPhoto 09 ver 8.1.2, the MacAir is on iPhoto 11. ver 9.4.2.
I have the 2 connected via a network cable but neither can see the other so I cant just drag and drop, any ideas ?
thanks
stew

That's a networking issue. Yiou'll need to ask on the Using Mac OS X forum for how to set that up.
To move an iPhoto Library to a new machine:
Link the two Macs together: there are several ways to do this: Wireless Network,Firewire Target Disk Mode, Ethernet, or even just copy the Library to an external HD and then on to the new machine...
But however you do choose to link the two machines...
Simply copy the iPhoto Library from the Pictures Folder on the old Machine to the Pictures Folder on the new Machine.
Then launch iPhoto. That's it.
This moves photos, events, albums, books, keywords, slideshows and everything else.

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