How do i copy photos from a backup onto a new iMac?

Long story short, I have had a lot of issues with and older iMac and iPhoto.  The geniuses were not able to get to root cause but I have a new iMac and I want to copy my photos from a backup into iPhoto.  In my backup I go into the backup and into User -> me -> Pictures -> iPhoto Library.  If I double click on iPhoto Library it wants me to hold the option key to create a new library.  What I want to do is copy folders not launch the application.  How do I find the image folders to copy them?

How was the backup made? What format it the  drive it is n?
If it was made with TimeMachine then follow the TM directions for restoring
If it was made with other software then follow the instructions for restoring with that software
If it is just a direct coli then drag the iPhoto library to the pictures folder of the new system and launch iPhoto (unless the library was made with iPhoto '08 (version 7.x.x) or earlier in which case you first need to download and run the iPhoto library upgrader
In any case the iPhoto library s a single entity and you can not move it in pieces - you must move it as a single entity
Or you can start over with a new library and import the photos losing all organization and edits that you did
LN

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