Importing music onto my new Mac.

Yesterday, my parents bought me a used MacBook Pro, (my very first Mac, ever.) because my old laptop's hard drive started to die. I was unable to get my music off of my hard drive before it croaked, but I still have all my music, apps, movies, etc. on my iPhone 4.
Is there any way for me to import all of my stuff into iTunes w/o wiping out my iPhone completely? (I've heard horror stories of people plugging their iPods into new computers to transfer their music, and iTunes wiped out their entire library.)
I am aware of Apple's one-time re-grant of all of your purchases, but 90% of my music was all imported from CD's that have long been sold or lost.
Any and all advice would be appreciated!
Thanks!
-Emily

Updating Emily's post:
We have been able to get the Windows machine to work long enough to burn DVD's of her iTunes library (in iTunes/Windows, using "File-->Library-->Backup to Disc". I selected "Backup entire iTunes Library...").
BUT! BEFORE THAT, we had set preferences (in "Edit --> Preferences--> Advanced tab") to "Keep iTunes Media Folder Organized" and "Copy Files To iTunes Media Folder When Adding To Library".
Then we went to "File --> Library --> Organize Library", and checked Consolidate Files.
All 10 DVDs burned successfully.
NOW - Can we open iTunes on her MacBookPro and use these backup disks from the Windows machine to move over her iTunes library?
Thanks in advance for any help/insight offered!
Emily's Mom

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