I am having issues with making changes to the Patron Messaging Preferences. I have attached the screen shots of what I see when I try to modify the patron's preferences.

Your message did not include attachments, so I don't know which page you're looking at. Are you on the patron details screen, or the patron edit screen? You can't edit patron messaging preferences directly from the patron details screen.

Is there a way to set a default value for patrons?

Yes, you can set a default value for *new* patrons. It is configured with the patron caregory: http://manual.koha-community.org/3.8/en/patscirc.html#patcats Changing the default value will not affect existing patrons. -- Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org