Iphoto cant find my pictures

I am using iPhoto 08. Went to it and all my pictures were missing. All the albums were listed on the sidebar but they were empty.
I went to the library and imported everything. Now the albums are empty and I have all the pictures in the 'album' called Last 12 months.
In addition to all the pictures I have a lot of things I never saved. They are numbers, icons, curves, etc.
What is happening and can I just trash these strange pictures or are they being used by the computer as icons etc.

duggg:
By importing the contents of the iPhoto Library package back into the library you've duplicated many of the files in there and did not resurrect the library as it should have been resurrected.
Do you have a backup copy of the library? If not you're going to have to start over with a new library and import only the large image files from the old library. Here's how you'll have to do it.
1 - move the old library to the desktop, open it and move the Originals folder to the desktop.
2 - open the Originals folder and do a search with the following criteria:
File type = image
Size is less than 100 KB
3 - in the search results window you'll see all of the small icon files that were imported as normal files. Select them all and move to the Trash bin in the dock.
4 - launch iPhoto and create a new library.
5 - drag the cleaned out Originals folder from the desktop into the open iPhoto window.
This will give you a new library with somewhat the same events of your old library.
To prevent similar losses in the future be sure to keep current backups of the entire iPhoto library package and see the tip at the end of my signature.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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