What I am trying to do is have a list of nodes, and then have a drop-down box at the top of the page that will allow me to select certain nodes based on criteria from the database. My problem is that I cannot seem to get a drop-down box in the place that I want it. I'm not sure where to place the code to make this work.

I've tried using node-%type.tpl.php and page.tpl.php. I don't believe either of those will work due to the fact that page.tpl.php is used for the whole site and node-%type.tpl.php is used for each node of that content type. I was trying to find a place within the module that would let me do this, but I've been unsuccessful. Please let me know if you have any suggestions that would make this work or if you need clarification. Thanks.