Can't access photos inside iPhoto Library

Hi
When I go to advanced / Chose Photos To Share i get directed to the files in the Finder - from which location I cannot use the 'Show Package Contents' facility to unbundle iPhoto Library into its constituant folders - to then select the folders in iPhoto I want to select for Apple TV. Can anyone tell me how I can access my photos bundled within iPhoto Library via the 'Chose Photos To Share' command in iTunes?
Grateful for any suggestions here

Thanks Winston but no cigar! get it? Ha ha.... sorry...but I already did that and all I could access were the files outside of the 'iPhoto Library' file which obly accounts for a small % of my photos.

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Try these in order - from best option on down...
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3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
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Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
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http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7158
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