Export part of a library to a new library

The library on my computer has 17K fotos. I would like to break it into smaller libraries by year. Is it possible to do this?

iPhoto has no built-in support to export partial libraries.
You either do it manually:
Make a backup copy of your library, just in case - it is easy to make a mistake, when deleting many events at once.
Then duplicate the library. In one copy delete the events that you want to move ithe the second library and vice versa delete the events form the second library, that you want to keep in the first library.
Don't let the Trash become too full. Some iPhoto versions cannot empty the Trash, if it is too full. So empty it as you go.
Or use other applications to export partial libraries.  The paid version of iPhoto Library Manager can do it, or Aperture.     http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/

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