How do I combine iPhoto libraries?

I just got back from a long weekend at a car show.  I took almost 2,800 photos and imported them into iPhoto on my Macbook. 
Now I am home and I want all the photos on my MacPro.  Can anyone tell me how to bring the pictures from one computer to another smoothly?
Thanks!

The only current solution to merging libraries and moving photos between libraries while maintaining their full data and structure is the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager
LN

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