IPhoto can't find my Library...

When I try to launch iPhoto, I get this:
"Your photo library was not found. Do you want to find your iPhoto Library?"
If I select "choose library," my pictures folder opens but there's nothing in it. And I don't want to create a new one because I have no idea what I'm doing. I believe I have iPhoto version 7.1.5. My operating system is 10.5.8. Can anyone help?

1 - It is important to know for sure what version of iPhoto you have as the procedures to correct issues are different in different versions - go to your applications folder and right click (control click) on iPhoto and get info - see what version you have -- version 7.1.5 is iPhoto '08 and your questions should be posted there
2 - in the finder when you look in the pictures folder do you see an iPhoto library? Have you run spotlight to look for an iPhoto library? Do you have an external drive? do you have a backup?
LN

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