Photos and Multiple Computers

So the way I had things set up in iPhoto is my iPhoto library sat on a 4x2TB Raid 5 array that is attached to a mac mini running Yosemite Server. Worked fine for the Macs in the house. It seems I have to change this with Photos?
When I try to access the Photos library from a Mac where the library is mounted on a drive over the network, it says the library can not be opened nor repaired. Did something change here where Apple now wants the library on the local disk and won't allow access over a network drive?
Makes sense, as one of the benefits with Photos is the cloud integration and local Photo libraries can access other pictures through iCloud Photo Library, but I really want to keep SSD space on my office Mac Mini and Macbook Air freed up.
So... Is there a way to access ONE Photos library for all my Macs or do I have to create local libraries and rely on the cloud for access across the Macs?

So it seems that when I create local libraries on the other Macs, the libraries are full size? It would be nice if you have multiple macs, to have one be designated having the full library (along with the cloud) and the others have access to the thumbnails and lower res pictures unless you elect to grab it down from the cloud. Duplicating libraries seems like a total waste.
Oh and sharing. My wife now can't access the Photo library from here accounts because it's a different Apple ID. Ideally Family Sharing would help with this, but there's no apparent way.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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Try iPhoto Library Manager to merge the various libraries. It's a shareware ($20) and you can read about it here.
http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/iphotolibrarymanager.html
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