Did I delete my iPhoto application? If so, help please!

I was deleting photos within my 'Pictures' folder subheaded below My Favorites Folders (Applications, Documents, Desktop etc.). After placing these photos in the trash, I went to open my iPhoto application. In summary, now the iPhoto application will not open. I have a feeling this is because I cleared my entire 'Pictures folder' as I moved various items to the trash.
My question is, did I accidentally delete an item that controls my iPhoto application? If so... how do I get my photos within the iPhoto library back/ make iPhoto work just as it had prior to my trash craze of documents.
Summary: iPhoto continues to display on my dock. Although when I click on the application, it bobbles up and down and never opens. At one point an item popped up on my screen asking me which library I would like to use to open the application and if I would like to upgrade my iPhoto. I have no idea what any of this means.
I am currently using iPhoto version 9.2.3, copyright 2002-2012 on my Mac Pro.
please help! and any advice is greatly appreciated!

At one point an item popped up on my screen asking me which library I would like to use to open the application and if I would like to upgrade my iPhoto.
The first part means iPhoto can't find it's library - which would seem to be becuase you deleted it from the Pictures Folder.
The second part means that there are updates for iPhoto available and you should run software update.

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