Error when opening iPhoto and missing pictures

I don't know what exactly would have impacted the fact that when I open iPhoto is goes to a message saying "Your Photo Library was not found" I don't know where it would have gone. I downloaded the new version of iTunes and allowed iPhoto to sync to my iPod. I only synced some of the albums I created but the ones I did, show up on my iPod but I have now record that they were ever on my computer. I did a search for them in Spotlight (came up with nothing) and I don't even have my pictures folder anylonger. I know I didn't delete the folder or the pictures. I just want my photos back. I want to know what I can do, if anything, to get them back. I know I should have backed them up/saved them somewhere else, I realize that but I didn't. So where do I go from here?

First of all, look for the iPhoto Library folder in your Pictures folder. Is it still there? If so, then you have a chance to recover your photos.
Next, look in the library folder to verify that your .jpg files are still readable. You will have to go down multiple levels. Click on the .jpg file icons to open them. Do not make ANY changes to the files!
The .jpg files are your photos. If you can't find them, then you can try searching for them. If you tell us what version of Mac OS X you are running, we can tell you how to do the search.

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