How do i share my itunes library across accounts on my Mac mini server?

got the new server for the holidays and I migrated my entire itunes library from my old PC. It was my expectation that the accounts on the server would all have access to the same library, however, that does not appear to be the case. When my son logged in and we opened iTunes, the library was empty.
clearly the default is that each user would have their own library. What do I need to do for the library to be visible to all of the accounts? And what, if anything do I need to do so that additional accounts automatically have the correct iTunes library loaded?
Thanks
Rob

Is this 10.8 Server?

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