Transfer photos from one iPhoto library to another

I created a second iPhoto library and I want to copy photos from the original iPhoto library to the new iPhoto library.  Not sure how to do it.  Seems like I should be able to use "export" from the file menu, but when I get to where I select where the group of photos should go, the other iPhoto library is nowhere to be found.

Depends exactly on what you want to move:
Just a Photo? Then Export it to the Finder (the desktop or wherever) then switch to the other Library and import it.
This User Tip
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
has details of the options in the Export dialogue.
If you want the Photo, all the added metadata, edit history, versions  and so on use iPhoto Library Manager

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