IPhoto 11 malfunctions again and again...

I am running iPhoto 11 version 9.4.2 on a 2012 MacBook Pro 15. Every time I start up iPhoto it says it needs to upgrade, then I click on upgrade and it says it needs to repair it - I then let it repair it and after a 10-15 min beachball spin it then starts up ok. Then I work on it, close it, then the next time it does it all over again. It is simply impossible to use and I no longer have the patience to go through this maddening start up. Any help gratefully received.

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 Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, 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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