IPhoto transfer from old mac problem

I just bought a new mac, and want to transfer all my old photos from my old iphoto, when i copied iPhoto library from HDD to my new mac new location, it would stop copying halfway through due to -36 error. I have read up a little regarding iPhoto library manager as the solution, but other than that is there another way to transfer all my iPhotos pictures into my new mac? NEED SOME HELP PLEASE.

IO error
1) Corrupt file system
2) Failing drive
The former is much more likely in your case.
'The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “iPhoto Library” can’t be read or written.
See this article for more information:
iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users - Support - Apple
And:
If the permissions on your iPhoto library are incorrect, you may be able to resolve this issue by using the instructions in this article.

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