Deleted iphoto library via finder with no gain in drive space

My iphoto library was getting too large so I backed it up and deleted it (in finder). I then noted that I did not get the 112GB of space back on my hard drive that I was expecting. I read a few threads and discovered that I was supposed to have deleted the photos within iphoto itself... so, I restored the library into its original location and deleted the photos within iphoto itself and emptied the trash. Going into iphoto, it states that no photos are present in both the 'events' folder as well as the trash, but I have not gained any space on my drive...
Please help me reclaim my drive...

Empty the trash.
Regards
TD

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and noticed as I was deleting files more data was being added to the iPhoto Library.
Hard to see how deleting files can add data to the iPhoto Library. Can you explain why you thought this?
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Make a back up now.
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Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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Regards
TD

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