Iphoto won't let me open up my Library

Hi I'm having some issues.
Basically I recently factory restorered my Imac
My specs for my Imac are as follows
24 inch
4gb memory
3.06gh intel core 2 duo
639 gb storage
Running Mavericks
So as mentioned, I restored it as I wanted to basically cleanse it to speed it up and start anew ( it was running really slow)
That all worked out fine, and then I proceeded to install all the old I life software as it turns out you have to pay for them now, even though I bought the I life 09 disk when I bought the Imac originally.
I installed I life, and I wanted to open up the photo's that I backed up ( My Iphoto Library) however upon attempting to open it I get the following message
So after seeing this I did some research and came across Iphoto library manager, however it only partially fixed the problem, as I rebuilt the library but very little of it actually came across so many photos were still missing from the original library. This even resulted in Iphoto ( version 8.01 currently installed) constantly crashing upon opening the newly rendered library, I found out that my original library was built using Iphoto 8.1.2 so basically how can I get 8.1.2 back or better yet update to the latest Iphoto without having to pay ( I did pay for the original, I have the disc!)
Please inform, as even when I click software update, Iphoto never comes up with the option to update it

Since you upgradedto v10.9 Mavericks, you will need to purchase the iPhoto app from the App Store.
Open the App Store then select either Featured, Top Charts, or Categories at the top of the window then type iPhoto in the search field to the right then select iPhoto from the list.
You'll see: Compatibility: OS X 10.9 or later under Information on the right.
Older iPhoto versions will not run on v10.9 Mavericks.
That is why the dialog is advising you to use the latest version of iPhoto.

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