How to import iphoto library from macbook air to imac

Hi
I have been searching the support section but have not had any luck finding an answer to this. If someone can point me in the right direction to a link for directions that would be great.
I have just returned from a holiday and have been uploading all my photos to a macbook air iphoto library.
Now that I am home I want to import that library into my existing library on my imac.
Is this possible ? and how exactly (in no techno speak please - I am still quite new to Apple).
Thanks in advance.

Do you want to replace the iPhoto Library on the iMac with the iPhoto library on the MBA? then simply Connect the two Macs together (network, firewire target mode, etc) or use an external hard drive formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) 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.
But if you want to move selected (the new) photos from the MBA to the iMac then you need iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - it is the only way to move photos between libraries without losing information
If you want the photos only without history then you can export from the MBA (see the user tip on exporting for details on the options) and then import the photos to the iMac
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