How do I back-save a CS4 InDesign library file to CS3?

Any ideas anyone?
I have an InDesign library, originally created in CS3, but since updated in CS4.
I need to distribute this to colleagues using CS3; they can open the library fine, but cannot drag items from the library to the page.
Any suggestions would be appreciated as I'm pulling my hair out on this one (even though I've got no hair to start with!).
Cheers,
Martin

Martin,
A work-around: Open CS4 and the library. Drag objects out. Drag to desktop or Bridge. Open CS3, thus producing xml snippets. Drag snippets from Bridge or Desktop into CS3. Drag objects into a CS3 library.
Cheers,
Mike Witherell in Maryland

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