IPhoto won't work with Maverick

Please can anyone help. Also note I am not a techie! I have upgraded to OS X maverick and now my iphoto wont work. Keep getting the message: "Your photo library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable" From what I can gather I need to possibly re-build it. Got no idea what that means! I backed everything up to Time Machine/Time Capsule before I started but I can't access anything before the date I put the new OS on my laptop. (Macbook pro/13").
Any help would be very greatly appreciated as there is thousands of photos saved in my iPhoto and I would hate to lose them.
Thank you in advance.

Hi pollyt30,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you see a message that your iPhoto library is unusable, first make sure you've updated to the latest version of iPhoto. This article explains how to update applications using the Mac App Store:
OS X: Updating OS X and Mac App Store apps
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1338
Backing up your library was a very good idea, and repairing/rebuilding your iPhoto library is the next troubleshooting step. This article explains how:
iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2638
To rebuild the iPhoto library:
Quit iPhoto if it is open.
Hold down the Command and Option keys on the keyboard.
Open iPhoto.
Keep the keys held down until you are prompted to rebuild the library.
A dialog will appear with rebuild options. Select the options you want to use.
I'd suggest trying each step in order, and seeing if your library opens in between each step.
Best,
Jeremy

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