ITune taking forever to Open

Until recently, iTunes opened quickly when I double clicked the icon on the Menu Bar. Now, when I double click iTunes on the Menu Bar I'm now getting a box saying "Loading iTunes Library" and then the Watch symbol.....after a fairly long time, iTunes opens up. What the heck did I do to cause this to happen (must be human error)?
Thanks

Have many playlists?
Also, you should update to 10.6.3.

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