Unable to add photos to iPhoto '09

I have a library of over 8000 photos. Since five days ago, iPhoto '09 no longer allows me to add photos into the Library. They go through the process of adding, they seem to be there, but once I close the program and then reopen it the photos are no longer there and the "Recent" import has no photos in it. I have deleted the plist, repaired disk permissions using Disk Utilities and have tried importing from the Camera and from a folder on my hard drive. Nothing is working. I have even duplicated my Library and tried the whole process all over. Nothing works! Please help!!!

Where is this Library? iPhoto needs to have the Library sitting on disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Users with the Library sitting on disks otherwise formatted regularly report issues including, but not limited to, importing, saving edits and sharing the photos.
Assuming you have the Library on an appropriately formatted disk:
As a test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library' and see if you can import to this test Library. If you can then it suggests that your other Library is corrupted.
In that case: Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your 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
TD

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