Importing photo album from older library into new library

Hi, I have thousands of pictures and my iPhoto app is starting to stall and freeze. I'd like to reduce the size of the library by creating a new one ( which I've done) and then moving my picture albums from the older library into the new library. I can't seem to find any info on how to do this. I'd appreciate any information that you might have. Thank you.

5k images is a tiny Library. There's a reason it's slow. I would try rebuilding it:
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

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