Moving itunes library from desktop to laptop

ok so i know there are some topics on this already but none have helped me yet..i just bought a new laptop..i downloaded the latest version on itunes on it today..and i do not know how to get all my music from my library on my desktop onto my laptop..is there an easy way to do this? and when i plug in my ipod to my new laptop..it will not play any music because it is already "synced to another library" referring to how my ipod is already synced on my desktop.. how do i fix this? i would appreciate any help i can get..thanks!

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