Just installed iPhoto 8, library suddenly corrupted - how can I recover?

Newly installed iPhoto 8.
Pop up says "Your photo library is damaged or unreadable and cannot be opened. Please restore from a backup."
I haven't had time to make a backup since I just installed the iPhoto 8. This pop-up has appeared for TWO separate libraries.
Is there a problem with iPhoto 8, or is there a work around (re-install?), or is there a way to rescue my 40 gigs of photos?
all ears
Ben

I wonder what the 'official' way of backing up my iPhoto library would be? Just dragging the master iPhoto Library file to another folder\drive?
That will do it - and then using a back up utility to keep it current. Just make sure that whatever you choose is able to parse the iPhoto Package File.
Regards
TD

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