Is iPhoto help wrong?

I moved several 4 or 5 iphoto libraries to an external disk. I can access all of them except the one I was last used at the time of the move. help says:
IMPORTANT: If you've created multiple photo libraries, be sure to move only the library currently displayed when iPhoto is open. If you want to move a photo library other than the one you're currently working on, you first need to switch to it. To learn more about switching between photo libraries, click "Tell me more."
My experience is opposite to what I understand help is stating.
How can I recover the library with the albums, slide shows, keywords etc. I have seen how to recover the photos, but I want the other work I have put in over the last 100 hours.
Thank you. RGB99

Lori: All the libraries had different names. Yes I can see all of them when in the finder. I can open all of them by starting iPhoto with the option key depressed except the one I was using last before I quit iPhoto and moved them. When I select that library the process just sits there, no loading pictures as it does when it opens the other libraries. I am able to get the pictures out of that library but without their keywords, smart folders, titles and slide shows. there are about 320 pictures all titled and organized that I do not look forward to labeling and organizing again. there must be a way to reset what ever got unset by the move.
The help paragraph I quoted stated that I would only be able to open the one I was using. What happened is the opposite to what help states.
Thanks Reg99

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