Moving my iPhoto library back to my MacBook Pro

About 6 months ago I had a older MacBook Pro and when my internal HD was getting tight I read how to move my library to an external HD. Now I have a new MacBook Pro with a much bigger HD. I would like to move the entire library back.
I need help to find the best way of doing the move. I don't know if I have to change the location on the Preference to the internal HD.
I am using iPhoto 11
I appreciate any help on this. Thanks

Simply drag the Library from the External to the Internal HD. The Pictures folder is a good idea for a place to put it. Then Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and open it.
Regards
TD

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