Import an additional Aperture library to Photos?

I successfully upgraded and imported my iPhoto library to the new Photos app.
I have an other, Aperture, library as well.
How do I import that?
If I try via the Import dialog from the file menu, the Aperture library is greyed out.
If I drag and drop the Aperture library onto the Photos app, it asks me if I want to switch libraries.
What is going to happen to my already imported photos if I switch?
How do I consolidate my previous Aperture library into my existing Photos library?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated!
J

If I drag and drop the Aperture library onto the Photos app, it asks me if I want to switch libraries.
What is going to happen to my already imported photos if I switch?
When you switch, Photos will create an additional library and you can switch back and forth between libraries. To switch libraries, hold down the alt/options key while launching Photos.
If you have several libraries, you have to decide which library should be the System Photo Library. Only the System Photo Library can upload to iCloud and is visible in the media Browser for Desktop/Screensaver, other applications. You enable a library as System Photo Library in the Photos Preferences > General.
A second library can be convenient, if you do not want to upload all photos to iCloud Drive because of lack of storage on the synced devices. You could have one small library, that syncs with iCloud, and another large library for the photos you d not need in iCloud.
An add-on to Old Toad's post: To merge with Aperture, see this link: Aperture 3.3: How to use Aperture to merge iPhoto libraries

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