How do I combine part of one iPhoto library with another one?

Somehow back in January I ended up with three iPhoto libraries.  Since then all my photos have been imported to a library that is filled with garbage, Faces thumbnails, duplicate pictures, etc.  From this "garbage" library I want to move what has been imported since January and move it to the clean one I somehow lost track of back then.  Then I'll have one good contiguous library and can get rid off the "garbage" one once and for all. 
I want to get this done before I upgrade to Lion and iPhoto 2011.
I've wasted a lot of time trying to figure this out on my own.  Please help!

iPhoto doesn't have a library manager built in.  Take a look at Fat Cat Software's iPhoto Library Manager.

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