Upgrade now missing old photo library

My Mom just upgraded her iLife suite and when she did I think sh emiss selected the upgrade any old librarys and now has no access to the old photos. Is there an easy way to transfer these photos to the new iPhoto program library?
Thanks!
Doug

It sounds like she accidentally created a brand new empty library (don't worry - it did not over-write the old one). Use whatever means is easy for you to determine if more than one library exists. (Don't mess with the innards.) If you find more than one, the smaller one is the empty one.
Hold down the option key while you open iPhoto. Help iPhoto locate the correct library.

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