IPhoto 9.6 will no longer recognize my Library

I just upgraded my iMac to Yosemite. Once upgraded, I had to update my iPhoto to 9.6. Now, I can't open any of my photos. This is the message I get when I open iPhoto:
Caution
The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it. iPhoto can try to repair the permissions.
Repair/Quit
I click Repair, it asks me for my password, I type it in, and it says Repairing photo library permissions
Then I get:
The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it.
Ok
I click ok, and then iPhoto closes.
So I tried holding Option and clicking on my iPhoto Library. iPhoto opens up and tells me:
The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it.
Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade. The upgrade process for very large libraries may take an hour or more to complete.
Quit/Upgrade
I click upgrade, it says it's upgrading, I watch the bar go all the way to just before the end and then it freezes and iPhoto says it's not responding. I've tried this many times and even left it on for 1-1/2 days to see if anything would happen. I have to Force Quit
Other things I've tried:
- Re-installing iPhoto 9.6 twice
- Using Time Machine to retrieve an older backup of my Library
- Using iPhoto Library Manager to rebuild my Library
Nothing works. Someone please help me! I desperately need to access these photos for work! Is there something I'm not doing?

The library is corrupt. These are your options:
1. Restore the iPhoto library from the most recent backup that predates the issue. In this case, you probably don't know when that was.
          Advantages: Always works, if library damage is causing the problem and the backup is intact.
          Disadvantages: Impossible if you don't have a backup. All changes made since the backup are lost.
2. Repair or rebuild the library. Be sure to back it up first.
          Advantages: May solve the problem with no loss of data.
          Disadvantages: May fail. May take a long time if the library is large.
3. Scavenge the library with a third-party application called "iPhoto Library Manager," which you can find in a web search. From the application's menu bar (not the iPhoto menu bar), select Library ▹ Rebuild.
          Advantages: All images should be preserved.
          Disadvantages: All books, calendars, and slideshows will be lost.

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