Deleting old iTunes folders on new computer?

I just got a new iMac and started up from the last backup I did from my previous PowerBook. Not sure this was here before but now in Finder>Music>iTunes there is a folder that says Previous iTunes Libraries. Can I delete this, why would I need? Anything that was in previous libraries is still in current one. (They only get bigger). Also, curious as to why these were/are created?
THANKS!

"New versions of iTunes sometimes include enhancements to the iTunes library. When you open the new version of iTunes, iTunes upgrades your existing library to the new format and places a copy of the old library in the Previous Libraries folder. If everything goes fine during your upgrade to the latest version of iTunes, _you can delete_ the older iTunes Library files."
Read this: What are iTunes library files, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660

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