Can I copy iPhoto Library from G4 to G5 back to G4 back to G5, etc.?

Can a single iPhoto Library (~27gb) be copied back & forth between my PowerBook G4 & my iMac G5 (to & from the separate hard drive to which I copy the Library for backup) on a continuing basis?
My hope is that anytime my wife or I might do some editing, albums, books, adding photos, etc., on either of the computers, to that 'one & only' Library, we would then also copy it to the other computer – so at any given time both computers could have the same Library (obviously we would be careful to not both make changes on both computers at the same time, thus inadvertently stumbling into two versions of the Library).
I envision this, for now, as an alternative to possibly venturing into the creation of additional, different Libraries.
Will this work? Are there risks involved?

As Brooks said, you should be able to. I would be careful to reset the permissions on the folder and it's contents after each move so as to make sure you have the proper access for viewing and editing. You can do it manually as follows:
Setting Permissions for iPhoto Library Folder
1 - Select the iPhoto Library folder and type Command-I.
2 - When the Info window comes up go to the Ownership and Permissions section and make sure You have Read & Write permission and that the Owner and Group have Read & Write also. Others - Read Only.
3 - Then click on the "Apply to enclosed items..." button.

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