Iphoto with new mac

I recently bought a new Mac that has Mavericks 10.9.2.  When I try to open iPhoto and use my library on my time capsule it says I have to upgrade the library.  When I click upgrade the app freezes and I get the beachball.  When I open the iPhoto upgrader that I downloaded it says that I do not need to upgrade my library.  Any suggestions?

it is connected with a network cable to the router but I access it wirelessly from the mac. 
Copy it to the Mac.
iPhoto needs to have the Library sitting on disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Users with the Library sitting on disks otherwise formatted regularly report issues including, but not limited to, importing, exporting, saving edits and sharing the photos.
See this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168
for more. Note also the comment:
“Additionally, storing the iPhoto library on a network rather than locally on your computer can also lead to poor performance or data loss.”

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