Too many pictures in iPhoto. What should I do?

Hi. I have over 33,000 pictures in iPhoto. Consequently, it runs super slow. What should I do? I only have one iPhoto libary. Should I have more?

No - and no
33,000 is not too many - I have over 40,000 - someone posted today that they have over 300,000 photos
multiple libraries is usually not a solution to anythingdo you have all of the sharing options turned off?
LN

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