Unable to create a playlist on ipod mini 6gb

I bought a used ipod. When I'm in itunes and the ipod is highlighted, I click new playlist and it just adds the new playlist feature to my itunes library and not to the ipod itself. It seems I am unable to add a playlist to my ipod. Help, please.
G4 cube   Mac OS X (10.3.2)  

I think I can drag a playlist from my itunes library onto the ipod (blindly) and it will show up as a playlist on the ipod.
Any idea why I can't see the playlist on my ipod when the itunes app is open?
Thanks.

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