Which files do I transfer to new user account to migrate iTunes playlists??

I created a user account for my wife and have copied over my iTunes library so she can access it all on her account (we didn't want to go through the trouble of using the "sharing" feature, more time consuming). I even transferred the com.apple.xxx files from my Users>MYUSERNAME>Library>Preferences to the comparable folder on her account but I can't get the playlists to show up. Anyone know where the info for these is contained so I can copy it to a comparable folder on her account and let her see use all our existing playlists? Thanks.

Thanks! That worked perfectly. Just made a few exported text files and then imported through iTunes on the new account. I did this process previously but our hard drive crashed and I had to replace it and my last backup was about 6 weeks old (oops...) and the work I did copying stuff over was lost. The way I did it before was different, I thought just a file that has this info in it. But, it worked just fine and took less than 5 minutes. Thanks very much.

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