IPhoto LIbrary name in title bar

Once upon a time iPhoto would show the name of the iPhoto Library in use in the title bar. If, for instance, I decided to create a Library called "Vacations," when I opened iPhoto by option-clicking and chose the Vacations library, the iPhoto title bar would say "iPhoto - Vacations."
I've looked around and see the latest questions regarding this were back in 2006. I've tried a bunch of ways to attempt to get this to pop up, but to no avail.
Any suggestions? Am I missing something?

You can get the library name in the title bar if you use  iPhoto Library Manager to select and open your library.  That feature works with the free version.
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