Copy keyword sets across libraries?

Is is possible to copy a set of keywords from one library to another? I recently created a new library and would like to copy all of my keywords from the old library to the new...
Thanks

As a new user, I figured out I can export the keywords to a plain text file that has the keywords that show in the HUD as tab indented text.
Now, I've exported a Keyword file, added new names in a text editor (Smultron) and then re-imported Keywords. Worked great. I then thought I'd take it one step further and sort my existing keywords into a logical order
Originally added in HUD before realizing I wanted them in a different order
People
Family1
Son
Dad
Daughter
Mom
Here's what I want
People
Family1
Dad
Mom
Son
Daughter
Which I was able to change in the text file, but when importing it kept them in the order as entered in the HUD. Drag/drop in the HUD didn't seem to work either. Any suggestions?
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