IPhoto library won't share between iMac and macbook air

I have all the sharing preferences turned on, and the libraries show up in the iPhoto on my macbook air, but I am unable to access them. One library just pinwheels as soon as I click on it, and the other opens and then auto-ejects within 5 seconds of clicking on it.
Anyone have any ideas?

gsaab wrote:
As a relatively new Mac user I'm not sure how the networking function works. I have a large iTunes library... 150GB+. What I'd like to do is to keep the library on my iMac, but be able to access it using a MBA.
have you considered using _*Screen Sharing*_ ?

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