How to copy photos in events in iphoto 08

I have 7500 photos in 72 events in iPhoto (08) on my MacPro.  I want to make a copy so I can put it on my kid's laptop for when she goes to college.  If I use Export, it exports all the photos to an external drive, but will that keep the file structure necessary so that when I Import to the laptop it is organised back into Events?
Thanks for the help.
Mark

Sorry but that makes no sense  --  if you "copied" the library then the copy is the same as the original
You should NEVER be going inside of the iPhoto library and looking or changing the files or structure - there is never a ned to do so and any change no matter how small can corrupt your library and cause loss of data
There is no importing involved - you simply copy the library over to the pictures folder of the new computer and launch iPhoto - very simple and eash
Connect the two Macs together (network, firewire target mode, etc) and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old Mac to the pictures folder of the new Mac - launch iPhoto on the new mac and it will open the library and convert it as needed and you will be ready move forward.
LN

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