IPhoto '09 won't work

I can open iPhoto and see my events (so looks normal when I open) and then when I click on an event it just spins and spins and spins and ultimately I have to force quit. The first time this happened I was uploading photos from my camera and received an error message (long time ago and now can't remember what it said) - something that I had never seen before. Anyway, I am desperate to get some photos out of there! I do have the computer backed up to an external harddrive with time machine but don't really know what I could do to maybe fix it through there. AND I'm not sure where my iLife disc is (although I'm sure it's around here somewhere in some 'safe' place). Any ideas on how to fix this?? Thanks.

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, faces and places 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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