Iphoto library merge / Copy

i have one iphoto library on the external hard disk (older photos) and one on the mac book air,
since the hard disk on the mac book is now full i want to migrate this library with the one on the external disk. how do i best do this without overwriting the old library ? can i just giv it another name to have two on the external disk or can i actually merge the two into one

You can give it another name (iPhoto library 1)
You need additional dsoftware to merge libraries - iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - can merge libraries  --  it also can move events between libraries
LN

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