Going from an iBook to Macbook

How do I get my iPhoto library, all contents, tags and information into iPhoto in on my new Macbook? I tried to copy the whole directory from old to new but iPhoto only sees the directories/year folder but no photos were imported.
Please help. Everything has been SOO easy to move and work with but iPhoto and all my 9000 photos.

Imelda:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. What you want to do is copy your iBook's iPhoto Library folder intact into the Pictures folder on your Macbook. Move the iPhoto Library folder that's in there now to the desktop.
Once you've copied that folder into the Pictures folder just launch iPhoto. It will find the library folder and open your library. If the iPhoto version on the iBook is at V5 then the library will be updated to V6 when iPhoto opens it.
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