My entire itunes library has disappeared !!!

Hi all ,
My entire library has disappeared !!
Not sure if it happened during updates or one of my kids did it !!
HELP ...... had over 2000 items in there !!
Thanks

Restoring music is not all that easy.
For iTunes Purchased Music:
> Downloading past purchases from App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
OR
> iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
For Non-Tunes Music (CDs or Third-Party):
> Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
Hope all this helps.

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