Two iPhoto Libraries?

Hi,
I am the only user of my MacBook Pro so I expect that I should only have one iPhoto library. However, I just discovered that when I right clicked the desktop icon of iPhoto, it would show that there were two iPhoto Libraries:
Can someone explain why I am seeing this duplication and how I can make one of the 'iPhoto Library' go away? (I have checked the Pictures folder and there is only one iPhoto Library.) Thanks a lot.

It might be a Dock issue.  Locate the preference file for the Dock, com.apple.dock.plist,  and delete it.  It will be in your User/Library/Preferences file. 
In Lion the Finder folder is now invisible.  To make it permanetely visible enter the following in the Terminal applicaiton window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
OT

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