Slow iPhoto after library copy to iMac

I have just brought myself an iMac and want to transfer my iphoto library from my MacBook to my iMac. I have succesfully done so by simply copying the complete library from one to the other however it seems to be running pretty slowly on the iMac which is not ideal! Any ideas?
Moving forward I would like to be able to access my photo library that will be stored on my iMac from my MacBook, is this possible.
Thanks for your help

It helps if you can be specific - what's "pretty slowly"? Are there some things that it does slowly? The more concrete examples you can give the better.
In the meantime:
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.  
Regards
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