No longer seeing photos from linked library.

Greetings all,
I'm using iPhoto v 9.6 and I've just tried to open it to arrange some photos and now I do not see any photos from my linked iPhoto library (besides those in my camera roll). iPhoto is giving me the instructions on how to add photos to the iPhoto library, as if this was a new machine.
For many years I have linked my iPhoto to an older library on an external hard drive. I still use this library and I can see the library on that drive but they will not link. I've tried going into iPhoto>File>Switch to Library... and chosen the correct library (which is shown as the default) which doesn't change anything, I have also tried opening iPhoto while holding down the 'option' key and selecting the correct library, again it is the one that has "(default)" next to it, yet no photos show up in my library.
It feels to me like there has been some kind of update that might have made it difficult to use my old library. I know it has recently been asking me to 'repair' or 'update' my library, I forget which one because I would routinely just select "yes" and things would be fixed. All of my photos for the last 5-10 years were organized in that library. It's not lost, it's just not linking to my iPhoto. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do to reconnect them?
Thank you.

Hi Larry,
Thank you for your response, it is in the correct format I believe.
I use the iPhoto library that sits on my WesternDigital Passport external HD. I have been able to open iPhoto, using the library on that device, for several years now.
However, as of today, when I open my iPhoto there are none of the photos or folders that I used to have. And when I try to re-link the library, by choosing it, it won't work.

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