OSX Lion User Files

Are th User Files (Pictures, Music, etc.) in Lion supposed to be invisible?  They do not show up in the Finder.  How do I access them?

Prior to Lion, the User Accounts typoically showed in the Finder.  Just got a new iMac and it came with Lion installed.  No User Accounts are listed in the Finder.  The reason I ask this is that I do not use iPhoto, but I do use Aperture 3.  When I first installed Aperture 3, it was a Trial version and have since purchased the license.  However, Aperture's Library is stored in Users/.../Pictures and is still entitled "Trial Library".  I wanted to re-name the Library but I cannot access it through the program.  I wanted to re-name it in my user account, but it's not visible.

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