How do I back up my iPhoto Library onto a CD?

I selected 6 albums in my iPhoto Library to burn to a CD. I chose my Desktop as the location to receive them. When I went to drag the 6 folders onto the disk's icon, there were a ZILLION little folders there, ------every one of them were individual photos, all on top of one another! It has taken me two hours and I've dragged some pictures 3 times and missed others ---- it's a mess!
What's the best and easiest way to do this from now on?
Thanks for any guidance ---specific, please.

But I don't understand why you say that this is not backing up my photos.
That is not what TD said - it backs up your photos but does not backup your library which contains metadata like keywords, etc in addition to photos
Note that this does not back up your Library. For that you need to use the Share -> Burn command
Where and when would I find the "Share -> Burn" command if I wanted to do that?
Under the Share Menu
LN
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