Photos - 2 differnet folders (on different drives on Mac)

Hi, I have a requirement to have 2 different folders of images on my Ipod - work and play. These two folders are on different drives and have to remain that way.
How can I get my pod to sync both of them - currently it willl delete all of play when go to select work (and vice versa)
I have a 60 gig Ipod (and Itunes 7)
Cheers
Jon

To create a new library on your MBA, launch Aperture while holding down the alt/option key ⌥. From the Pop-up panel select "Other/new" to create a new library.
To merge your new library with the large, external library:
Connect your external drive to your MBA.
Select the large Aperture library on your external drive in the Finder and double-click it to open it in Aperture.
Then use the command "File > Import > Library":Select the library on your MBA to import and when prompted to merge or add, select "Add".
Regards
Léonie
Added: See the section "Working with Library files" in the Aperture User Manual for more information:
http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=3%26sec tion=3%26hash=apple_ref:doc:uid:Aperture-UserManual-91292STP-1008739
i.e. the paragraph: Merging Libraries

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