Iphoto albums to new mac from old

I have already moved my entire iphoto library to my new macpro from my old ibook. but for some reason none of the albums came with it. Is there a way to get the albums over to the new after I have already moved the library?
Thanks

How did you do the move? The correct way is to copy the entire iPhoto Library folder, as an entity, to the new computer. When iPhoto opens the library it should be in exactly the same condition as before you moved it. If you didn't do it this way and you still have the library on the ibook then I suggest you start over.
Was the ibook library also running iPhoto 6? If so, you could try copying the database file "Library6.iPhoto" from the old library into the new library on the macpro, allowing it to overwrite the existing file there. This will only work if the library structure is identical to the old library.
If the iPhoto library on the ibook was having problems before you copied it, then it's possible the database was already damaged. This would explain why it didn't copy over properly, even if you followed correct procedure. If that is the case, rebuild the library on the ibook. [Hold Option and Command as you launch iPhoto. Select the first 3 options in the dialog, then rebuild.] If the rebuild is successful and the library is in good shape, then copy the entire iPhoto Library folder to the macpro again.
Regards.

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