If you need extensive support, advanced services and space, never a busy signal, or unlimited time on, then a commercial ISP is definitely the way to go. You'll be a lot happier. Although we have introduced over 35,000 people to the Internet since 1994, our use has fallen off over the last year. This puts us in the untenable position of not being capable of providing access to our own services. What we already have is under-utilized.
Many web sites require graphics to operate properly.
Not at all. Salem Public Library in Oregon is probably the biggest and closest example. Baltimore County in Maryland is another. They have provided graphical access for several years. There are several other smaller libraries around the country that provide or have provided graphical access, but we don't hear much about them.