Creating new library...Questions..?

Just backed up my whole hard drive using Super Duper.
I went into my internal hard drive, backed all of my photos to dvd. So now I have them all on the external drive, AND backed up to DVD.
When this was done, I opened iPhoto, went to the Library folder on top, selected all pictures in the library folder and moved them to the trash. I then emptied the trash.
I would now like to create a new library so that when I back up my HD again, I do not over-write my existing library on my external HD.....Follow?
I think I read a few posts on this, but, of course, cannot find them now that I need them.
I would like to continue to add pictures to my computer into iPhoto, and back them up every 6 months.....What is the easiest way to do this? I stress do NOT want to overwrite the current library on my external HD.......Thanks for any help you can provide!! Love my Mac!

After I click Apple HD, pictures, I get all sorts of albums,years, folders, etc.....
That is where all of this mess started to begin with. I had tried to delete my photos from there a few months ago, and was using the apple "command" key to select more than one photo.....as I dragged them to the trash, I dropped them into another folder, and they all became re-arranged.....
I know, when I mess it up, I mess it up big time....!
Is there a way to erase the contents out of the pictures icon, and re-install iPhoto, or at least put the items back into the same position they were before I messed with them?
iPhoto still opens up with my "new" library of pictures, (I only have 33 pictures in the new folder) and works fine. It's just knowing that the folders,pictures, years are all messed up is killing me.
Thank You for all of your time in helping me get this fixed. I really appreciate it. I promise I will not move stuff around again!!!!

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